Burkesville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,386 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burkesville is the 233rd largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Burkesville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Burkesville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burkesville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Burkesville who work in healthcare suport services (15.10%), office and administrative support (10.00%), and maintenance occupations (8.04%). Overall, Burkesville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Burkesville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burkesville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Burkesville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.73 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Burkesville has a very low overall level of education: only 8.41% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Burkesville in 2022 was $23,794, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,176 for a family of four. Burkesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.Burkesville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burkesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burkesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burkesville include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Burkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
