Moving to Burnside, Kentucky
Population: 637. Estimated population in July 2024: 673 (+5.7% change)
Males: 309 (48.5%), Females: 328 (51.5%)
Pulaski County
Zip code: 42519
Demographics
 Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $30,781
Median house value: $77,800
Population by Race
Races in Burnside:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
 
Ancestries: United States (24.6%), Irish (15.7%), German (7.5%), English (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Dutch (3.1%).
Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Burnside
- High school or higher: 70.2%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
 - Unemployed: 3.4%
 - Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Burnside city
- Never married: 15.4%
 - Now married: 61.1%
 - Separated: 1.8%
 - Widowed: 9.8%
 - Divorced: 11.9%
 
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Burnside:
- LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SOMERSET, KY)
 - WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 21 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
 - RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 32 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burnside:
- BLUE GRASS (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
 - MC GHEE TYSON (about 93 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
 - LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 113 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Burnside:
- SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 5 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)
 - WAYNE COUNTY (about 20 miles; MONTICELLO, KY; Abbreviation: EKQ)
 - MC CREARY COUNTY (about 27 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; Abbreviation: 18I)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burnside:
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
 - UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
 - LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
 - ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
 - THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 82 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
 - PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
 - TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
 
Public primary/middle school in Burnside:
- BURNSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 435 EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
 
