Burlington vs Sylvania

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

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

Sylvania has the higher population (243 vs 151 in Burlington). Sylvania has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $43,250 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $139,400 in Sylvania).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Sylvania
Population	151	243
Median age	38.6 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,250	$58,125
Median home value	$171,900	$139,400
Median gross rent	$913	$685
Housing units	72	93
Homeownership rate	76.8%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Sylvania
Population	210 → 151 (-28.1%)	205 → 243 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $43,250 (+17.5%)	$41,250 → $58,125 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $171,900 (+49.5%)	$124,000 → $139,400 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $913 (+33.9%)	$650 → $685 (+5.4%)

Burlington

Population

210151

Median household income

$36,806$43,250

Median home value

$115,000$171,900

Median gross rent

$682$913

Sylvania

Population

205243

Median household income

$41,250$58,125

Median home value

$124,000$139,400

Median gross rent

$650$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Sylvania
Under 5	4.0%	12.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	25.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.8%
25 to 34	19.2%	15.6%
35 to 44	6.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	17.9%	6.6%
55 to 64	5.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	5.8%
75 and over	8.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Sylvania
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	94.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Sylvania
No high school diploma	15.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	48.6%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Sylvania
Drove alone	98.5%	94.1%
Carpooled	1.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Sylvania
1-unit, detached	75.0%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Sylvania
Poverty rate	7.3%	23.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1962	1938