Burlington vs West Burlington

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

Burlington and West Burlington 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 3,184 in West Burlington). Burlington has the higher median household income ($55,274 vs $48,289 in West Burlington). West Burlington has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $115,800 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	West Burlington
Population	23,800	3,184
Median age	42.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,274	$48,289
Median home value	$115,800	$126,700
Median gross rent	$931	$780
Housing units	12,506	1,357
Homeownership rate	68.7%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	West Burlington
Population	24,974 → 23,800 (-4.7%)	2,927 → 3,184 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$47,540 → $55,274 (+16.3%)	$45,469 → $48,289 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $115,800 (+24.2%)	$107,400 → $126,700 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $931 (+16.5%)	$748 → $780 (+4.3%)

Burlington

Population

24,97423,800

Median household income

$47,540$55,274

Median home value

$93,200$115,800

Median gross rent

$799$931

West Burlington

Population

2,9273,184

Median household income

$45,469$48,289

Median home value

$107,400$126,700

Median gross rent

$748$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	West Burlington
Under 5	4.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.1%
75 and over	9.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	West Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	83.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	West Burlington
No high school diploma	6.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	36.2%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	West Burlington
Drove alone	79.8%	74.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	15.4%
Public transit	0.7%	2.4%
Walked	1.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	West Burlington
1-unit, detached	77.8%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	West Burlington
Poverty rate	15.9%	23.2%
Average household size	2.09	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1951	1961