Burlington vs Mediapolis

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (23,800 vs 1,930 in Mediapolis). Mediapolis has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $55,274 in Burlington). Mediapolis has the higher median home value ($167,300 vs $115,800 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Mediapolis
Population	23,800	1,930
Median age	42.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,274	$71,250
Median home value	$115,800	$167,300
Median gross rent	$931	$968
Housing units	12,506	770
Homeownership rate	68.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Mediapolis
Population	24,974 → 23,800 (-4.7%)	1,795 → 1,930 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$47,540 → $55,274 (+16.3%)	$59,545 → $71,250 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $115,800 (+24.2%)	$118,800 → $167,300 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $931 (+16.5%)	$602 → $968 (+60.8%)

Burlington

Population

24,97423,800

Median household income

$47,540$55,274

Median home value

$93,200$115,800

Median gross rent

$799$931

Mediapolis

Population

1,7951,930

Median household income

$59,545$71,250

Median home value

$118,800$167,300

Median gross rent

$602$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Mediapolis
Under 5	4.6%	11.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.5%
75 and over	9.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Mediapolis
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	90.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Mediapolis
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	36.2%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Mediapolis
Drove alone	79.8%	83.6%
Carpooled	11.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	7.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Mediapolis
1-unit, detached	77.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Mediapolis
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1951	1967