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Burlington town, Middlesex County, MA

27,650 Population
11.7 square miles 2,353.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$51,248 ±$2,865 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Middlesex County: $52,228 ±$396
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $43,761 ±$193
$118,721 ±$5,680 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $102,603 ±$943
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $81,215 ±$429

3.8% ±1.2% (1,039  ±321) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 114,942 (±0.2% / ±3,357)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.3% 680,962 (±0.2% / ±10,241)

30.2 minutes ±1.4 (416,850  ±26,122) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 31.4 25,809,255 (±0.2 / ±176,975)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30.2 101,408,620 (±0.1 / ±497,208)

Families

10,001 ±230 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 604,384 ±1,826
  • Massachusetts: 2,617,497 ±4,909
2.8 ±0.1 (27,555  ±90) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.6 1,542,942 (±0 / ±1,531)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,601,918

5.5% ±2.1% (340  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 18,108 (±0.2% / ±963)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 74,969 (±0.1% / ±2,361)

Housing

10,674 ±269 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 636,543 ±731
  • Massachusetts: 2,897,259 ±493

$533,800 ±$21,689 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $500,700 ±$3,445
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $381,600 ±$975

10.1% ±2.4% (2,767  ±646) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.5% 214,506 (±0.3% / ±5,073.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.7% 862,481 (±0.2% / ±10,411.7)

Social

95.7% ±4.3% (18,995  ±914.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 93.4% 1,049,635 (±0.6% / ±6,610.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.8% 4,339,739 (±0.3% / ±14,478.7)
56.9% ±3.1% (11,282  ±651.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 56.3% 632,232 (±0.4% / ±4,731)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 43.7% 2,089,065 (±0.2% / ±9,152.3)

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

23.8% ±2.8% (6,568  ±780) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 21.4% 342,181 (±0.3% / ±4,370)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 16.8% 1,148,909 (±0.1% / ±9,328)

4.9% ±1% (1,066  ±225) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 57,176 (±0.1% / ±1,326)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.5% 303,534 (±0.1% / ±3,541)
1,066 Total veterans ±225 1,030 Male ±223 36 Female ±41

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