Burnsville

Population & Demographics

Burnsville, MN

Burnsville is home to 64,463 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,877 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,463
people
Population

64,463 residents

Median age 36.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Burnsville population & demographics

Who lives in Burnsville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,463
Median age
36.7yrs
Median household income
$87,024
Median home value
$355,200
Median gross rent
$1,513/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.8%
Poverty rate
10.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Burnsville

How Burnsville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White61.5%
Black13.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Two or more races6.4%
Asian5.4%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Burnsville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Burnsville.

Burnsville at a glance
Employed Residents
30,877
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Minneapolis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Burnsville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Burnsville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

63
Commute Score

63 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Burnsville

30,877 commutes, one dot at a time

Burnsville

Where 30,877 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Burnsville, by worker count.

1Burnsville0.0 mi4,073
2Minneapolis14.1 mi3,769
3Bloomington5.5 mi2,767
4St. Paul15.7 mi2,013
5Eagan6.8 mi1,764
6Edina10.1 mi1,556
7Eden Prairie11.1 mi1,168
8Lakeville5.4 mi1,096

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Burnsville.

1Burnsville0.0 mi4,073
2Lakeville5.4 mi2,419
3Apple Valley4.0 mi1,798
4Minneapolis14.1 mi1,733
5St. Paul15.7 mi1,674
6Eagan6.8 mi1,473
7Bloomington5.5 mi1,405
8Savage4.0 mi1,392

Top industries

The sectors that employ Burnsville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.7%
MFManufacturing16.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.6%
WSWholesale Trade7.8%
COConstruction6.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.6%
EDEducational Services4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Burnsville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps85%
5 Gbps54%
8 Gbps9%
See all internet providers in Burnsville

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