Moving to Burnsville, Minnesota

About Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville

Burnsville ( BURNZ-vil) is a city 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.7 million residents. At the 2020 census the population was 64,317.

The name Burnsville is attributed to an early Irish settler and land owner, William Byrne. His surname was recorded as "Burns" and was never corrected.

Burnsville stands on land that once contained a village of Mdewakanton Dakota. Later, it became a rural Irish farming community. Burnsville became Minnesota's 14th-largest city in the 2020 census following the construction of Interstate 35. Now the ninth-largest suburb in the metro area and a bedroom community of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, it was fully built by the late 2000s. Burnsville's downtown area is called Heart of the City with urban-style retail and condominiums. The Burnsville Transit Station serves as the hub and headquarters of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, providing regional bus service to five other suburbs.

Burnsville is home to a regional mall (Burnsville Center), a section of Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, 310-foot (94 m) vertical ski peak Buck Hill, and part of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

Gender
Gender Burnsville Minnesota Country
Female 52.4% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 47.6% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Burnsville Minnesota Country
Less than $10,000 3.6% 4.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6% 7.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.2% 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3% 18.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7% 8.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6.2% 8.5% 8.3%
Education


Education Burnsville Minnesota Country
< 9th Grade 5% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 21% 24% 27.0%
Other College 21% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 24% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Burnsville Minnesota Country
White 67.3% 79% 60.1%
African American 13.2% 6.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 5.2% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.1% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.8% 5.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity