Census Reporter

Burlington, VT

42,545 Population
10.3 square miles 4,128 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Vermont: 42.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,480 ±$1,448 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $37,318 ±$675
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Vermont: $34,577 ±$393
$51,394 ±$3,017 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $71,413 ±$1,682
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Vermont: $61,973 ±$662

26.4% ±2.7% (9,451  ±953) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 11.1% 23,204 (±0.7% / ±1,516)
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 11% 65,652 (±0.5% / ±2,706)

18.6 minutes ±0.7 (414,500  ±19,091) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 22.7 2,548,740 (±0.4 / ±53,576)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Vermont: 23.3 6,997,520 (±0.2 / ±82,770)

Families

16,552 ±529 Number of households
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 87,679 ±682
  • Vermont: 260,029 ±1,329
2.1 ±0.1 (35,399  ±421) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 2.4 208,494 (±0 / ±508)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vermont: 2.3 598,899 (±0)

2.3% ±0.9% (327  ±131) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 4.4% † 2,401 (±0.6% / ±351)
  • about half the rate in Vermont: 4.4% 6,091 (±0.3% / ±457)

Housing

17,326 ±500 Number of housing units
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 97,586 ±276
  • Vermont: 334,999 ±362

$284,500 ±$8,137 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $275,600 ±$3,275
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $227,700 ±$1,609

35.1% ±2.4% (14,856  ±1,006.4) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 17.6% 38,015 (±0.9% / ±1,913.2)
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 13.4% 82,590 (±0.4% / ±2,520.2)

Social

92.2% ±2.8% (20,801  ±830.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 93.5% 137,102 (±1.4% / ±2,116)
  • about the same as the rate in Vermont: 92.7% 408,184 (±0.8% / ±3,315.1)
53.3% ±2.4% (12,012  ±635.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 44.5% 65,330 (±1% / ±1,409.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Vermont: 38% 167,483 (±0.5% / ±2,055.7)

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

11.8% ±1.4% (5,014  ±593) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 7.4% 16,288 (±0.4% / ±919)
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 4.7% 29,328 (±0.2% / ±1,079)

3.5% ±0.6% (1,326  ±206) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 6.3% 11,081 (±0.3% / ±568)
  • about half the rate in Vermont: 7.3% 36,988 (±0.2% / ±938)
1,326 Total veterans ±206 1,217 Male ±195 109 Female ±59

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