Burlington vs Ironton

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

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

Ironton has the higher population (10,585 vs 2,517 in Burlington). Ironton has the higher median household income ($45,694 vs $38,732 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Ironton
Population	2,517	10,585
Median age	52.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,732	$45,694
Median home value	—	$112,400
Median gross rent	$662	$760
Housing units	1,533	5,098
Homeownership rate	39.0%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Ironton
Population	2,521 → 2,517 (-0.2%)	10,599 → 10,585 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$44,191 → $38,732 (-12.4%)	$35,666 → $45,694 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $210,000 (+33.2%)	$95,900 → $112,400 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $662 (-3.4%)	$614 → $760 (+23.8%)

Burlington

Population

2,5212,517

Median household income

$44,191$38,732

Median home value

$157,600$210,000

Median gross rent

$685$662

Ironton

Population

10,59910,585

Median household income

$35,666$45,694

Median home value

$95,900$112,400

Median gross rent

$614$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Ironton
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	23.1%	12.7%
75 and over	9.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Ironton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	93.9%
Black or African American	2.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Ironton
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.0%
High school graduate	51.7%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Ironton
Drove alone	88.8%	86.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Ironton
1-unit, detached	50.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Ironton
Poverty rate	8.5%	25.5%
Average household size	1.98	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1974	1950