Burlington vs Virgil

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (479 vs 310 in Virgil). Virgil has the higher median household income ($97,500 vs $83,250 in Burlington). Virgil has the higher median home value ($301,500 vs $283,300 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Virgil
Population	479	310
Median age	37.5 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,250	$97,500
Median home value	$283,300	$301,500
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,058
Housing units	220	134
Homeownership rate	74.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Virgil
Population	681 → 479 (-29.7%)	406 → 310 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$79,107 → $83,250 (+5.2%)	$91,786 → $97,500 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$194,400 → $283,300 (+45.7%)	$214,800 → $301,500 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,283 → $1,196 (-6.8%)	$1,667 → $1,058 (-36.5%)

Burlington

Population

681479

Median household income

$79,107$83,250

Median home value

$194,400$283,300

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,196

Virgil

Population

406310

Median household income

$91,786$97,500

Median home value

$214,800$301,500

Median gross rent

$1,667$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Virgil
Under 5	9.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	21.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	19.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.9%
75 and over	6.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Virgil
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Virgil
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	29.8%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Virgil
Drove alone	85.9%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	15.1%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Virgil
1-unit, detached	80.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
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	Virgil
Poverty rate	14.1%	4.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1967	1971