Burlington vs South Point

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

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

South Point has the higher population (3,228 vs 2,517 in Burlington). South Point has the higher median household income ($80,689 vs $38,732 in Burlington). Since 2019, Burlington's population has grown faster (-0.2% vs -7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	South Point
Population	2,517	3,228
Median age	52.1 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,732	$80,689
Median home value	—	$175,200
Median gross rent	$662	$807
Housing units	1,533	1,439
Homeownership rate	39.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	South Point
Population	2,521 → 2,517 (-0.2%)	3,481 → 3,228 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$44,191 → $38,732 (-12.4%)	$65,945 → $80,689 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $210,000 (+33.2%)	$119,600 → $175,200 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $662 (-3.4%)	$686 → $807 (+17.6%)

Burlington

Population

2,5212,517

Median household income

$44,191$38,732

Median home value

$157,600$210,000

Median gross rent

$685$662

South Point

Population

3,4813,228

Median household income

$65,945$80,689

Median home value

$119,600$175,200

Median gross rent

$686$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	South Point
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	4.9%	18.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	23.1%	10.7%
75 and over	9.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	South Point
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	92.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	2.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	South Point
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	51.7%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	South Point
Drove alone	88.8%	83.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	South Point
1-unit, detached	50.4%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	South Point
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.1%
Average household size	1.98	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1974	1974