Burlington vs Lily Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Burlington and Lily Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Burlington and Lily Lake are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lily Lake has the higher population (1,432 vs 479 in Burlington). Lily Lake has the higher median household income ($145,192 vs $83,250 in Burlington). Lily Lake has the higher median home value ($379,300 vs $283,300 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Lily Lake
Population	479	1,432
Median age	37.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,250	$145,192
Median home value	$283,300	$379,300
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,438
Housing units	220	454
Homeownership rate	74.1%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Lily Lake
Population	681 → 479 (-29.7%)	1,022 → 1,432 (+40.1%)
Median household income	$79,107 → $83,250 (+5.2%)	$132,273 → $145,192 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$194,400 → $283,300 (+45.7%)	$360,200 → $379,300 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,283 → $1,196 (-6.8%)	$1,750 → $1,438 (-17.8%)

Burlington

Population

681479

Median household income

$79,107$83,250

Median home value

$194,400$283,300

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,196

Lily Lake

Population

1,0221,432

Median household income

$132,273$145,192

Median home value

$360,200$379,300

Median gross rent

$1,750$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Lily Lake
Under 5	9.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	16.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	14.6%
75 and over	6.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Lily Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Lily Lake
No high school diploma	4.7%	0.4%
High school graduate	29.8%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Lily Lake
Drove alone	85.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	19.2%
Other means	2.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Lily Lake
1-unit, detached	80.9%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Lily Lake
Poverty rate	14.1%	0.6%
Average household size	2.43	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1967	1991