Burkesville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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.
In Burkesville, just 6.41% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Burkesville in 2018 was $22,422, 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 $89,688 for a family of four. Burkesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.10% 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, German, Irish, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Burkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
