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Burlington, IA

23,800 Population
14.4 square miles 1,651.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 43 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$35,815 ±$2,960 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: $35,758 ±$1,717
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$55,274 ±$4,657 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: $61,453 ±$3,281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

15.9% ±2.8% (3,752  ±670) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 13.8% † 6,068 (±1.8% / ±774)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

17.1 minutes ±2 (180,525  ±23,456) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 19.8 394,670 (±1.3 / ±27,921)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

11,264 ±296 Number of households
  • the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 19,850 ±342
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.1 ±0.1 (23,512  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 2.2 44,136 (±0 / ±20)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

5.2% ±2.5% (259  ±127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 5.2% † 478 (±1.5% / ±139)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

12,506 ±251 Number of housing units
  • the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 22,152 ±53
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$115,800 ±$6,092 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: $129,200 ±$6,570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

12.6% ±2.4% (2,967  ±557) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 11.1% † 4,955 (±1.5% / ±646.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

93.6% ±4.6% (15,741  ±824.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 93.7% 29,678 (±3.1% / ±987.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
23% ±2.4% (3,876  ±404.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 23.2% 7,334 (±1.6% / ±496.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

3.2% ±1% (772  ±241) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 2.3% 1,038
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

8.5% ±1.4% (1,601  ±256) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area: 8.4% † 2,948 (±0.9% / ±317)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
1,601 Total veterans ±256 1,471 Male ±258 130 Female ±82

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