Burnsville is home to 64,463 people in Minnesota. Density works out to 2,585 people per square mile. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $87,024, close to the national figure. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $355,200.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,024, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burnsville
What changed most since 1990
White share94.2% → 61.5%(−32.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share1.8% → 13.4%(+11.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.3% → 39.8%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Burnsville's population equals 14% of Dakota County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 27% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.9%(726)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(494)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(1,119)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(126)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,166 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Burnsville, decade by decade
Burnsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
51,288
$104,691
$258,727
34.3%
13.9
2000
60,220
$105,592
$272,520
36.8%
31.4
2010
60,306
$92,489
$343,531
37.5%
54.4
2020
64,317
$92,136
$319,615
39.7%
72.5
2024
64,463
$87,024
$355,200
39.8%
72.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
