NC Tennessee News

17.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Burns in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,711.

86.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	169	13.8
Regular high school diploma	458	37.4
GED or alternative credential	75	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	96	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	207	16.9
Associate's degree	70	5.7
Bachelor's degree	94	7.7
Master's degree	42	3.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	13	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.