Burnham (Pennsylvania)

Mifflin County

42-10256

Burnham is a village in Mifflin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 2,144 in an area of 2.8 km ². The population density is 774 per km ².

Demography

Data obtained from the census in 2000 2.144 inhabitants of Burnham lived in 919 households; among them were 601 families. The population density was 774 per km ². In the resort 983 residential units were recorded. Among the population was 99.2 % White and 0.3 % African American.

Among the 919 households 28.9 % had children under the age of 18; 53.4 % were married couples living together. 30.8 % of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size 2.91.

The population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4 % from 18 to 24, 29.5% 25-44 years, 25.0 % from 45 to 64 years and 16.7 % 65 years or older. The median age was 40 years.

The median household income was $ 33,068, the median family income $ 40,781. The per capita income was $ 15,800 in Burnham. Under the poverty line lived 7.0% of the population.