South Burlington vs Winooski

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

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

South Burlington has the higher population (20,488 vs 8,198 in Winooski). South Burlington has the higher median household income ($97,229 vs $77,020 in Winooski). South Burlington has the higher median home value ($399,600 vs $350,700 in Winooski).

Population, income & housing

	South Burlington	Winooski
Population	20,488	8,198
Median age	38.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,229	$77,020
Median home value	$399,600	$350,700
Median gross rent	$1,755	$1,635
Housing units	9,587	3,952
Homeownership rate	60.1%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.1%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Burlington	Winooski
Population	19,162 → 20,488 (+6.9%)	7,242 → 8,198 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$73,065 → $97,229 (+33.1%)	$51,728 → $77,020 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$307,500 → $399,600 (+30.0%)	$225,200 → $350,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,401 → $1,755 (+25.3%)	$1,144 → $1,635 (+42.9%)

South Burlington

Population

19,16220,488

Median household income

$73,065$97,229

Median home value

$307,500$399,600

Median gross rent

$1,401$1,755

Winooski

Population

7,2428,198

Median household income

$51,728$77,020

Median home value

$225,200$350,700

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Burlington	Winooski
Under 5	4.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	16.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	22.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.7%
75 and over	8.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Burlington	Winooski
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	77.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	8.7%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Burlington	Winooski
No high school diploma	1.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	13.9%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	37.5%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Burlington	Winooski
Drove alone	71.4%	63.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	11.4%
Public transit	1.6%	2.5%
Walked	1.4%	5.7%
Bicycle	2.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	16.3%	14.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Burlington	Winooski
1-unit, detached	40.1%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	18.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	29.4%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	23.3%	29.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	South Burlington	Winooski
Poverty rate	8.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1988	1961