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South Burlington, VT

20,488 Population
16.4 square miles 1,246.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vermont: 43 ±0.2

Economics

$58,423 ±$4,572 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $47,949 ±$1,017
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Vermont: $44,365 ±$525
$97,229 ±$9,164 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $90,911 ±$2,296
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $78,024 ±$1,357

8.1% ±2.4% (1,638  ±484) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 10.3% 22,197 (±0.7% / ±1,545)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Vermont: 10.3% 63,902 (±0.4% / ±2,288)

18.9 minutes ±1.5 (187,540  ±20,147) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 23.1 2,368,735 (±0.4 / ±60,820)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Vermont: 23.4 6,579,490 (±0.1 / ±81,792)

Families

9,307 ±438 Number of households
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 93,126 ±739
  • Vermont: 269,466 ±1,559
2.2 ±0.1 (20,105  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 2.3 215,822 (±0 / ±147)
  • a little less than the figure in Vermont: 2.3 620,334

2.4% ±1.6% (123  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,427 (±0.6% / ±344)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Vermont: 4% 5,652 (±0.4% / ±530)

Housing

9,587 ±450 Number of housing units
  • the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 102,176 ±209
  • Vermont: 337,072 ±133

$399,600 ±$22,215 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: $370,400 ±$5,570
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Vermont: $290,500 ±$2,466

18.2% ±3.6% (3,691  ±739.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 15.7% 35,270 (±0.9% / ±2,098.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 12.2% 78,305 (±0.5% / ±2,940.1)

Social

98.3% ±3.7% (14,618  ±876.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 95% 147,267 (±1.7% / ±2,562.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Vermont: 94.5% 437,670 (±0.8% / ±3,850.8)
65.1% ±3.6% (9,674  ±695.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 49.1% 76,173 (±1.2% / ±1,787.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 42.6% 197,369 (±0.6% / ±2,637.6)

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

11.5% ±2.3% (2,352  ±476) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 6.7% 15,062
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,968

4.6% ±1.4% (762  ±229) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area: 5.4% 10,027 (±0.3% / ±561)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,076 (±0.2% / ±1,086)
762 Total veterans ±229 605 Male ±221 157 Female ±77

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