Who’re the individuals who attend Burning Man? A fast survey of demographics gathered by organizers reveals the demographic skews towards prosperous, college-educated white males—however extra individuals of colour (POC) are attending in recent times.
The Labor Day custom for some attracts individuals from everywhere in the world, however what do these individuals appear to be? The pageant organizers not too long ago launched their demographics findings from the 2022 pageant—attended by greater than 75,000 individuals. Whereas that’s a powerful attendance determine, it’s down from the 79,000 individuals who attended in 2019 (and pre-pandemic).
In 2022, round 16% of attendees had a family revenue of $300,000 a yr or extra, up from the 7% in 2013. 34% of attendees reported a graduate diploma or extra in 2022, one other rise from the 24% in 2013. 81% of attendees recognized as non-hispanic white—no shock for a pageant that shaped an inside anti-racism group. The share of POC attending the pageant has risen from 7% in 2013 to 13% in 2022. One other fixed? The pageant stays common amongst individuals from California. Round 38% of attendees in 2022 mentioned they have been from California, whereas simply 4% mentioned they resided within the pageant’s residence state of Nevada.
Median Burning Age of Burning Man Attendees
Most attendees of the pageant skew younger, with the median age hovering within the mid-30s for pageant goers since 2013. The age is skewing upwards as an increasing number of burners who attend the pageant after which re-join the festivities within the desert the following yr (as older attendees) is rising.
Family Revenue of Burning Man Attendees in 2021
Attendees of the pageant within the Nevada desert have a tendency to come back from prosperous households. As beforehand talked about, round 16% of attendees of the pageant in 2022 got here from households with an revenue of no less than 300,000 per yr.
The place Are Burning Man Attendees From?
Maybe unsurprisingly, 38% of people that benefit from the pageant are from California, making up a big sufficient portion of U.S. attendees to be reported on their very own. Round 42% of attendees are from different states within the U.S. Solely 4% of attendees are from the pageant’s native state of Nevada—whereas a small share of Canadians appear to love to celebration within the desert, too.
How Educated Are Burning Man Attendees?
By and huge, a lot of the attendees of the Burning Man Pageant report having no less than a bachelor’s diploma or extra. Organizers didn’t distinction this statistic in opposition to previous attendees, so we don’t know if the viewers is skewing extra educated or much less. Solely 25% of individuals reported solely having a highschool diploma or equal.