Burlington vs Green Level

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

Burlington and Green Level 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 3,179 in Green Level). Burlington has the higher median household income ($54,941 vs $54,020 in Green Level). Burlington has the higher median home value ($188,700 vs $164,500 in Green Level).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Green Level
Population	58,599	3,179
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,941	$54,020
Median home value	$188,700	$164,500
Median gross rent	$1,030	$864
Housing units	27,169	1,098
Homeownership rate	54.9%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Green Level
Population	53,063 → 58,599 (+10.4%)	2,129 → 3,179 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$43,225 → $54,941 (+27.1%)	$36,856 → $54,020 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$134,100 → $188,700 (+40.7%)	$78,500 → $164,500 (+109.6%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,030 (+26.2%)	$753 → $864 (+14.7%)

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

Green Level

Population

2,1293,179

Median household income

$36,856$54,020

Median home value

$78,500$164,500

Median gross rent

$753$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Green Level
Under 5	6.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	27.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.7%
75 and over	8.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Green Level
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	11.0%
Black or African American	29.8%	51.0%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Green Level
No high school diploma	13.5%	23.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Green Level
Drove alone	79.4%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Green Level
1-unit, detached	58.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	37.3%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Green Level
Poverty rate	18.0%	18.0%
Average household size	2.34	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1977	1989