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Burlington, NC Urban Area

154,504 Population
92 square miles 1,679.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,411 ±$2,305 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,198 ±$6,939 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.8% ±3% (16,008  ±4,521) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.1 minutes ±0.6 (1,581,180  ±54,652) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

60,757 ±2,586 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (147,773  ±6,083) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±2.3% (1,850  ±880) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

65,886 ±2,533 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$282,400 ±$18,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12% ±2.6% (18,275  ±4,099.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91% ±4.1% (92,314  ±5,444.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
33.4% ±3.2% (33,862  ±3,481.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

11.1% ±1.6% (17,082  ±2,574) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.2% ±1.2% (7,370  ±1,507) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,370 Total veterans ±1,507 6,796 Male ±1,431 574 Female ±315

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