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South Burlington, VT

20,241 Population
16.4 square miles 1,231.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vermont: 42.9 ±0.2

Economics

$53,110 ±$3,729 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $44,846 ±$1,001
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $41,680 ±$571
$90,410 ±$4,871 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $86,183 ±$2,604
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $74,014 ±$1,049

8% ±2.2% (1,605  ±449) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 10.9% 23,449 (±0.8% / ±1,623)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Vermont: 10.4% 64,739 (±0.4% / ±2,485)

18.7 minutes ±1.2 (186,465  ±16,638) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 22.9 2,402,620 (±0.3 / ±50,249)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Vermont: 23.3 6,694,620 (±0.2 / ±88,211)

Families

8,783 ±374 Number of households
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 91,578 ±619
  • Vermont: 265,858 ±1,435
2.3 ±0.1 (19,899  ±70) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 2.4 215,409 (±0 / ±134)
  • a little less than the figure in Vermont: 2.3 618,873

3.1% ±1.9% (163  ±103) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,439 (±0.5% / ±299)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Vermont: 4.2% 5,960 (±0.3% / ±471)

Housing

9,181 ±377 Number of housing units
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 101,187 ±121
  • Vermont: 335,138 ±227

$383,300 ±$19,242 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $348,000 ±$5,094
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Vermont: $272,400 ±$2,448

17.4% ±3.7% (3,493  ±,746.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 16.1% 36,011 (±0.9% / ±1,906.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Vermont: 12.6% 80,226 (±0.4% / ±2,781.7)

Social

97.9% ±4.7% (14,003  ±866) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 94.5% 144,815 (±1.7% / ±2,582)
  • a little higher than the rate in Vermont: 94.2% 432,446 (±0.9% / ±3,907.5)
63% ±4% (9,012  ±,664.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 48.7% 74,605 (±1.1% / ±1,742.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 41.7% 191,530 (±0.6% / ±2,610.8)

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

12.9% ±2.2% (2,615  ±445) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 6.8% 15,291
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 4.4% 28,231

4.8% ±1.5% (791  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 5.3% 9,694 (±0.4% / ±737)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,025 (±0.2% / ±1,083)
791 Total veterans ±247 618 Male ±213 173 Female ±105

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