Burlington vs Walton

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (18,090 vs 5,513 in Walton). Burlington has the higher median household income ($101,550 vs $76,375 in Walton). Burlington has the higher median home value ($229,700 vs $226,200 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Walton
Population	18,090	5,513
Median age	37.6 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,550	$76,375
Median home value	$229,700	$226,200
Median gross rent	$1,442	$1,021
Housing units	6,948	1,916
Homeownership rate	73.5%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Walton
Population	17,401 → 18,090 (+4.0%)	4,268 → 5,513 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$73,344 → $101,550 (+38.5%)	$67,132 → $76,375 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$168,900 → $229,700 (+36.0%)	$159,900 → $226,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,442 (+46.0%)	$894 → $1,021 (+14.2%)

Burlington

Population

17,40118,090

Median household income

$73,344$101,550

Median home value

$168,900$229,700

Median gross rent

$988$1,442

Walton

Population

4,2685,513

Median household income

$67,132$76,375

Median home value

$159,900$226,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Walton
Under 5	5.1%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	25.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	18.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	5.4%
75 and over	4.0%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	87.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Walton
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Walton
Drove alone	78.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	9.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Walton
1-unit, detached	69.3%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	10.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Walton
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1999	1998