Burlington vs Sedro-Woolley

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

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

Sedro-Woolley has the higher population (12,633 vs 9,637 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median household income ($74,028 vs $72,140 in Sedro-Woolley). Burlington has the higher median home value ($432,900 vs $390,200 in Sedro-Woolley).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
Population	9,637	12,633
Median age	36.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,028	$72,140
Median home value	$432,900	$390,200
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,460
Housing units	4,248	5,006
Homeownership rate	49.7%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
Population	8,881 → 9,637 (+8.5%)	11,739 → 12,633 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$49,641 → $74,028 (+49.1%)	$60,863 → $72,140 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$240,800 → $432,900 (+79.8%)	$244,000 → $390,200 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,092 → $1,593 (+45.9%)	$1,253 → $1,460 (+16.5%)

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

Sedro-Woolley

Population

11,73912,633

Median household income

$60,863$72,140

Median home value

$244,000$390,200

Median gross rent

$1,253$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
Under 5	4.4%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.7%
75 and over	8.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.6%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	30.1%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
No high school diploma	8.9%	13.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
Drove alone	75.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	15.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
1-unit, detached	54.4%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	16.2%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Sedro-Woolley
Poverty rate	11.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1988	1981