COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burlison vs Lakeland
PLACE A
Burlison, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Lakeland, Tennessee
Burlison is 97% smaller than Lakeland. Lakeland earns more, with a median household income $52,000 higher. Lakeland has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -14%).
BURLISONLAKELANDDIFFERENCE
Total population36814,422−97% vs Lakeland
Population density350613−263
Population growth-13.6%11.9%−25.5 pts
Median age37.641.0−3.4
Male50.0%49.6%+0.4 pts
Female50.0%50.4%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.8%11.5%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.6%69.5%+3.2 pts
Black7.0%12.7%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.8%8.6%+8.2 pts
Asian0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Other3.5%3.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$64,250$116,250−$52,000
Per capita income$30,507$56,035−$25,528
Poverty rate4.8%3.2%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.407−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%53.1%−32.3 pts
Graduate degree13.9%20.3%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%2.8%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation62.4%65.2%−2.8 pts
Median home value$172,700$388,900−$216,200
Median gross rent$888$1,755−$867
Owner-occupied59.3%79.2%−20.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%3.7%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%52.6%−25.4 pts
Average commute34.525.7+8.8
Worked from home8.1%15.0%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.6%3.9%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025