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Burlington city, Burlington County, NJ

9,993 Population
3 square miles 3,292.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Burlington County: 41.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,407 ±$3,575 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Burlington County: $53,829 ±$795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$84,813 ±$13,264 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Burlington County: $108,111 ±$1,600
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±5.4% (1,659  ±538) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Burlington County: 6.7% 30,427 (±0.5% / ±2,322)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.2 minutes ±3 (133,260  ±16,859) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Burlington County: 29.1 5,763,225 (±0.4 / ±103,244)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,756 ±254 Number of households
  • Burlington County: 177,222 ±741
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (9,961  ±34) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Burlington County: 2.6 457,272 (±0 / ±400)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±3.7% (144  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Burlington County: 4.8% † 4,917 (±0.5% / ±495)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,208 ±331 Number of housing units
  • Burlington County: 186,315 ±188
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$239,000 ±$17,512 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Burlington County: $354,000 ±$3,061
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.6% ±4.9% (1,939  ±485.6) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Burlington County: 10.4% 48,262 (±0.6% / ±2,948.9)
  • about double the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±6.3% (6,336  ±524.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Burlington County: 94.3% 316,413 (±1.2% / ±4,081.4)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.6% ±4% (1,963  ±299.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Burlington County: 42.6% 142,736 (±0.8% / ±2,689.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.6% ±4.5% (1,362  ±452) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Burlington County: 11% 51,551
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.4% (473  ±188) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Burlington County: 6.5% 23,954 (±0.3% / ±1,017)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
473 Total veterans ±188 402 Male ±180 71 Female ±54

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