Burlington vs Glen Raven

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

Burlington and Glen Raven are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burlington has the higher population (58,599 vs 3,684 in Glen Raven). Glen Raven has the higher median household income ($64,189 vs $54,941 in Burlington). Glen Raven has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $188,700 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Glen Raven
Population	58,599	3,684
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,941	$64,189
Median home value	$188,700	$204,000
Median gross rent	$1,030	$729
Housing units	27,169	1,288
Homeownership rate	54.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Glen Raven
Population	53,063 → 58,599 (+10.4%)	3,495 → 3,684 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$43,225 → $54,941 (+27.1%)	$53,526 → $64,189 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$134,100 → $188,700 (+40.7%)	$145,500 → $204,000 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,030 (+26.2%)	$837 → $729 (-12.9%)

Burlington

Population

53,06358,599

Median household income

$43,225$54,941

Median home value

$134,100$188,700

Median gross rent

$816$1,030

Glen Raven

Population

3,4953,684

Median household income

$53,526$64,189

Median home value

$145,500$204,000

Median gross rent

$837$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Glen Raven
Under 5	6.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	13.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.5%
75 and over	8.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Glen Raven
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	57.7%
Black or African American	29.8%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Glen Raven
No high school diploma	13.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	26.0%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Glen Raven
Drove alone	79.4%	73.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Glen Raven
1-unit, detached	58.7%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Glen Raven
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1977	1987