Burlington, IA Demographic Data
Burlington, IA Summary
Burlington is located in Des Moines County in Iowa
- Population: 25,621
- Area: 15.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 14.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,680.61 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 651.57 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Burlington, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,050
51%
50.8
Male
12,442
49%
49.2
Total Population
25,492
323,128,000
Burlington, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,695
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,731
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,631
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,510
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,482
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,052
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,054
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,281
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,501
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,763
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,421
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,435
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
936
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,425
76.2%
77.2
Female
10,091
51.9%
51.3
Male
9,334
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,646
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,690
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,792
18.8%
15.2
Female
2,753
57.4%
55.8
Male
2,039
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Burlington, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,829
97.4%
96.8
White
22,550
88.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,030
8.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
0.3%
0.8
Asian
89
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
19
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
43
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
92
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
663
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
891
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
797
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
82
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,601
96.5%
82.2
Burlington, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
410
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,196
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,095
34.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,363
25.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,056
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,353
13.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
970
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,606
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,837
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,323
19.1%
31.2
Burlington, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,157
30.1%
33.7%
Now Married
9,242
45.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,994
14.7%
11.0%
Separated
324
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,718
8.4
5.8%
Burlington, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,993
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
804
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
373
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
236
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
85
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
110
0.5%
1.1%
Burlington, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
987
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
707
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,393
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,591
14.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,834
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,871
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,154
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
898
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
143
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
157
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
40,381
57,617
Per capita income
23,333
31,128
Burlington, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
82
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,247
10.6%
9.8
Construction
841
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,398
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
535
4.5%
6.6
Information
149
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,309
19.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
792
6.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
669
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
342
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,532
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
588
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
316
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,051
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,949
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,558
21.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,820
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,422
20.5%
18.1%
Burlington, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,535
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,484
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
986
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
64
0.6%
5.1
Walked
378
3.3%
2.7
Other means
405
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
218
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.0
26.6
Burlington, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
874
8.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,028
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,314
40.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,519
14.1%
21.0
Burlington, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,735
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,382
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,353
31.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,295
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Burlington, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,030
1 room
179
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
206
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
889
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
2,027
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,595
21.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,210
18.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,590
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,204
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,130
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Burlington, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,030
1-unit, detached
9,120
75.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
324
2.7%
5.9
2-units
373
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
788
6.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
553
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
275
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
473
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
124
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Burlington, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,676
47.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
979
8.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,137
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,018
8.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,304
10.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
513
4.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
802
6.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
372
3.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
137
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
92
0.8%
1.4%
Burlington, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,520
79.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
124
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,959
18.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
10
0.1%
0.1
Wood
15
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
73
0.7%
1.1
Burlington, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,158
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
15
0.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
0.7%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
38
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
83
2.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
349
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,358
32.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,285
55.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,004
48.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
701
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
420
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
367
8.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
655
15.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Burlington, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,220
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.2%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
37
1.1%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
450
14.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
830
25.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,894
58.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
133
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
694
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
587
18.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
286
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
383
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
437
13.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
322
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,156
36.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
182
0.0%
0.0%
Burlington, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,382
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,055
14.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,428
46.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,464
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
902
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
386
5.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
95
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
45
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,200
205,000
