Burgaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,308 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burgaw is the 246th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Burgaw, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.10% of Burgaw’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Burgaw is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burgaw who work in office and administrative support (13.75%), sales jobs (12.69%), and maintenance occupations (9.71%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.56% 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. The town 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, Burgaw has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burgaw a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Burgaw is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Burgaw citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.76% of adults 25 and older in Burgaw have a college degree. The per capita income in Burgaw in 2022 was $23,898, 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 $95,592 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 Polish.
