Burlington vs Cowley

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

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

Cowley has the higher population (801 vs 237 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $78,456 in Cowley). Cowley has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $187,500 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Cowley
Population	237	801
Median age	22.3 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,625	$78,456
Median home value	$187,500	$239,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,100
Housing units	80	254
Homeownership rate	77.3%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Cowley
Population	257 → 237 (-7.8%)	623 → 801 (+28.6%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $80,625 (+22.9%)	$63,125 → $78,456 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$129,200 → $187,500 (+45.1%)	$211,600 → $239,000 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $1,100 (+69.2%)

Burlington

Population

257237

Median household income

$65,625$80,625

Median home value

$129,200$187,500

Cowley

Population

623801

Median household income

$63,125$78,456

Median home value

$211,600$239,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Cowley
Under 5	3.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	33.3%	26.1%
18 to 24	13.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	19.2%
35 to 44	20.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	5.9%	8.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.4%
75 and over	6.3%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Cowley
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Cowley
No high school diploma	9.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	25.6%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Cowley
Drove alone	67.4%	84.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Cowley
1-unit, detached	60.0%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Cowley
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.2%
Average household size	3.59	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1990	1983