Burlington

Population: 18,090
Median household income: $101,550
Median home value: $229,700

Burlington is a community in Boone County, Kentucky, home to 18,090 residents. At $101,550, its median household income sits above Boone County's $94,752.

From 2019 to 2023, Burlington's population grew 4.0% from 17,401 to 18,090, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $168,900 to $229,700.

Households average 2.64 people. The median gross rent is $1,442.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,090
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $101,550
Median home value: $229,700
Median gross rent: $1,442
Housing units: 6,948
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,40118,090

Median household income

$73,344$101,550

Median home value

$168,900$229,700

Median gross rent

$988$1,442

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,401	$73,344	$168,900	$988
2020	18,203	$86,651	$176,400	$1,069
2021	18,394	$90,145	$186,000	$1,126
2022	18,264	$96,683	$216,200	$1,303
2023	18,090	$101,550	$229,700	$1,442

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5418.3%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	918	5.1%
5 to 17	3,260	18.0%
18 to 24	1,952	10.8%
25 to 34	2,096	11.6%
35 to 44	2,481	13.7%
45 to 54	3,311	18.3%
55 to 64	1,765	9.8%
65 to 74	1,585	8.8%
75 and over	722	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,409	85.2%
Black or African American	570	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	470	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	158	0.9%
Two or more races	501	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	978	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	596	5.0%
High school graduate	3,908	32.7%
Some college or associate's	3,721	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,433	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,302	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,712	78.7%
Carpooled	506	5.2%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	55	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,218	12.4%
Other means	304	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,279	26.5%
15 to 29 min	3,839	44.7%
30 to 44 min	1,446	16.8%
45 to 59 min	610	7.1%
60+ min	413	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 5.6% (995 of 17,617)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,616	69.0%
Nonfamily households	2,075	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,691	96.3%
Vacant	257	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,920	73.5%
Renter-occupied	1,771	26.5%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,815	69.3%
1-unit, attached	516	7.4%
2 to 4 units	202	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,338	19.3%
20 or more units	77	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2111170
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0223, -84.7216