Big Lake vs Burlington

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

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

Burlington has the higher population (9,637 vs 2,648 in Big Lake). Big Lake has the higher median household income ($119,000 vs $74,028 in Burlington). Big Lake has the higher median home value ($659,800 vs $432,900 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Big Lake	Burlington
Population	2,648	9,637
Median age	48.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$119,000	$74,028
Median home value	$659,800	$432,900
Median gross rent	$1,932	$1,593
Housing units	1,119	4,248
Homeownership rate	88.4%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Lake	Burlington
Population	1,774 → 2,648 (+49.3%)	8,881 → 9,637 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$105,682 → $119,000 (+12.6%)	$49,641 → $74,028 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$386,100 → $659,800 (+70.9%)	$240,800 → $432,900 (+79.8%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,932 (+97.7%)	$1,092 → $1,593 (+45.9%)

Big Lake

Population

1,7742,648

Median household income

$105,682$119,000

Median home value

$386,100$659,800

Median gross rent

$977$1,932

Burlington

Population

8,8819,637

Median household income

$49,641$74,028

Median home value

$240,800$432,900

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Lake	Burlington
Under 5	4.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	6.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	20.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	16.1%	8.3%
75 and over	7.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Lake	Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	60.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	4.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	30.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Lake	Burlington
No high school diploma	1.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	24.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Lake	Burlington
Drove alone	74.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Lake	Burlington
1-unit, detached	84.5%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.2%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Lake	Burlington
Poverty rate	4.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.63	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1992	1988