Burke Centre vs Franconia

A side-by-side comparison of Burke Centre and Franconia: population, income, housing, and more.

Burke Centre and Franconia are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franconia has the higher population (18,141 vs 17,447 in Burke Centre). Burke Centre has the higher median household income ($159,932 vs $152,007 in Franconia). Burke Centre has the higher median home value ($615,400 vs $557,800 in Franconia).

Population, income & housing

	Burke Centre	Franconia
Population	17,447	18,141
Median age	38.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$159,932	$152,007
Median home value	$615,400	$557,800
Median gross rent	$2,360	$2,469
Housing units	6,309	7,777
Homeownership rate	80.1%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	65.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burke Centre	Franconia
Population	17,894 → 17,447 (-2.5%)	19,720 → 18,141 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$132,034 → $159,932 (+21.1%)	$125,031 → $152,007 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$462,400 → $615,400 (+33.1%)	$421,100 → $557,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,968 → $2,360 (+19.9%)	$2,066 → $2,469 (+19.5%)

Burke Centre

Population

17,89417,447

Median household income

$132,034$159,932

Median home value

$462,400$615,400

Median gross rent

$1,968$2,360

Franconia

Population

19,72018,141

Median household income

$125,031$152,007

Median home value

$421,100$557,800

Median gross rent

$2,066$2,469

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burke Centre	Franconia
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	16.2%
35 to 44	16.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.1%
75 and over	5.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burke Centre	Franconia
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	43.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	15.6%	18.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burke Centre	Franconia
No high school diploma	4.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	10.7%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burke Centre	Franconia
Drove alone	65.8%	53.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	3.8%
Public transit	3.0%	7.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	23.4%	34.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burke Centre	Franconia
1-unit, detached	38.3%	21.5%
1-unit, attached	44.5%	51.9%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	19.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burke Centre	Franconia
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1983	1988