Burnsville, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

30%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Burnsville	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$36,575	$33,225	$29,829
Median household income	$76,017	$63,217	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$94,240	$77,618	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,195	$34,348	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,116	$40,933	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,530	$29,114	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.2%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Burnsville is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Burnsville is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Burnsville is 30% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Burnsville is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,672 $76,017 $152,034

City

$42,140 $63,217 $126,434

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Burnsville median earnings by income bracket

Burnsville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	17.3%	17.3%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Minnetonka Beach, MN	590	$250,001	351.9%
Sunfish Lake, MN	525	$250,001	351.9%
Woodland, MN	537	$189,375	242.3%
Greenwood, MN	742	$183,750	232.1%
Shorewood, MN	7,939	$146,029	164.0%
Burnsville, MN	61,536	$76,017	37.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring, TX	61,514	$73,467	32.8%
Reston, VA	61,418	$121,563	119.7%
Moore, OK	61,683	$67,851	22.6%
National City, CA	61,342	$49,176	11.1%
Palm Harbor, FL	61,787	$61,572	11.3%
Burnsville, MN	61,536	$76,017	37.4%

Source: The Burnsville, MN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).