Burns is a city of 397 people in Wyoming. At a median age of 57.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The population is up 39% since 2000. People stay put here: 98% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burns
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.9 → 57.1(+17.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate22.3% → 9.6%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants77.9% → 88.5%(+10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era73.7%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 57 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
Burns, decade by decade
Burns 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
261
$41,000
$120,003
9.8%
7.5
2000
285
$58,065
$109,299
9.6%
10.2
2010
301
$59,599
$171,621
9.3%
18.0
2020
356
$51,033
$202,774
13.4%
31.0
2024
397
$61,071
$207,500
9.8%
46.5
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.
