Burnettown is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,613 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Burnettown is the 153rd largest community in South Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Burnettown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.5% of the Burnettown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Burnettown is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Burnettown who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.13%), sales jobs (5.83%), and healthcare (5.75%).

Burnettown is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Burnettown isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.3% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Even though Burnettown is not a large town, it has a number of people who use taxis to get to work each day.

Burnettown Information and Demographics

The citizens of Burnettown have a very low rate of college education: just 8.16% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Burnettown in 2000 was $15,887, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,548 for a family of four.

Burnettown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burnettown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Burnettown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burnettown include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Burnettown is English.