Burning Man's crowd is getting older
Attendees gather to watch the burning of "The Chapel of Babel," a work of art by Michael Burlington, during the annual Burning Man Festival in the early morning of September 5, 2023. Thousands of revelers stuck in the mud for days at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada were told they could finally trek home on September 4, 2023, after torrential rain had prompted shelter-in-place orders. With the sun shining on the colorful makeshift community of 70,000 people called Black Rock City, the roads opened Monday afternoon, kicking off the official exit process known as the "Exodus."
TL;DR
- The share of Burning Man attendees in their 50s exceeded those in their 20s in 2025.
- Attendees are generally wealthy, with 37% reporting incomes between $100,000 and $300,000.
- The educational attainment of attendees is significantly higher than the national average.
- Non-Hispanic white people constitute the majority of attendees (75%), followed by Black attendees (8%).
- Attendees exhibit diversity in sexuality, with 62% identifying as heterosexual.
- Men (56%) outnumber women (43%) at the festival.
- Three-quarters of attendees voted in the last four federal elections, with most identifying as Democrats.