NC Tennessee News

17.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Burns in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.5 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,736.

88.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Burns residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	149	11.8
Regular high school diploma	481	38
GED or alternative credential	91	7.2
Some college less than 1 year	86	6.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	237	18.7
Associate's degree	103	8.1
Bachelor's degree	79	6.2
Master's degree	28	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	11	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.