Burgaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,415 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burgaw is the 246th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Burgaw was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Burgaw economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Burgaw, where the median household income is $65,514.00.Burgaw is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Burgaw is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burgaw who work in sales jobs (13.13%), office and administrative support (12.16%), and maintenance occupations (9.43%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Burgaw has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Burgaw has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Burgaw than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Burgaw may be for you.In terms of college education, Burgaw is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.83% of adults 25 and older in Burgaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Burgaw in 2022 was $25,008, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,032 for a family of four. However, Burgaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burgaw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burgaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burgaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burgaw include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African. The most common language spoken in Burgaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
