Burnsville is a city in Minnesota, with a population of 65,244 and about 2,616 residents per square mile. The median household earns $87,024 a year, and the median home is worth $355,200.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
25 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,616
People per square mile
Rank by population
#652
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#546
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$87,024
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,513
Per month
Homeownership
64.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.3 min
One way
People
Median age
36.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
39.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.2%
Households
25,891
2.47 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care21.7%
Retail trade12.5%
Manufacturing11.3%
Professional & business services11.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Minnesota
Name
Glen Taylor
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$2.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Mankato
Source of wealth
Printing
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Minnesota · private sector
Employer
Mayo Clinic
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Minnesota
Company
UnitedHealth Group
Revenue
$400.3B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Minnetonka
Ticker
UNH
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.