Burlington County vs Union County

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

Burlington County and Union County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Union County has the higher population (572,549 vs 464,226 in Burlington County). Burlington County has the higher median household income ($105,271 vs $100,117 in Union County). Union County has the higher median home value ($488,800 vs $326,700 in Burlington County).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington County	Union County
Population	464,226	572,549
Median age	41.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,271	$100,117
Median home value	$326,700	$488,800
Median gross rent	$1,669	$1,664
Housing units	185,617	211,269
Homeownership rate	75.7%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington County	Union County
Population	445,702 → 464,226 (+4.2%)	554,033 → 572,549 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$87,416 → $105,271 (+20.4%)	$80,198 → $100,117 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$251,200 → $326,700 (+30.1%)	$367,200 → $488,800 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,346 → $1,669 (+24.0%)	$1,290 → $1,664 (+29.0%)

Burlington County

Population

445,702464,226

Median household income

$87,416$105,271

Median home value

$251,200$326,700

Median gross rent

$1,346$1,669

Union County

Population

554,033572,549

Median household income

$80,198$100,117

Median home value

$367,200$488,800

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington County	Union County
Under 5	5.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	36.3%
Black or African American	15.8%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington County	Union County
No high school diploma	5.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	26.1%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington County	Union County
Drove alone	74.6%	62.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.3%
Public transit	2.3%	9.6%
Walked	0.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.8%	12.9%
Other means	1.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington County	Union County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	24.8%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	7.6%
20 or more units	5.4%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Burlington County	Union County
Poverty rate	6.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1977	1956