Burlington

Population: 44,649
Median household income: $68,854
Median home value: $400,200

Burlington is a community in Chittenden County, Vermont, home to 44,649 residents. The median household income of $68,854 is below the Chittenden County median ($94,310).

Between 2019 and 2023, Burlington's population grew 4.9% from 42,545 to 44,649, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $284,500 to $400,200.

60.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 39.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,649
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,854
Median home value: $400,200
Median gross rent: $1,609
Housing units: 18,339
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,54544,649

Median household income

$51,394$68,854

Median home value

$284,500$400,200

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,609

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,545	$51,394	$284,500	$1,213
2020	42,645	$55,461	$312,200	$1,279
2021	44,703	$59,331	$338,100	$1,381
2022	44,646	$64,931	$383,300	$1,540
2023	44,649	$68,854	$400,200	$1,609

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 2435.5%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,378	3.1%
5 to 17	3,520	7.9%
18 to 24	15,829	35.5%
25 to 34	7,494	16.8%
35 to 44	4,109	9.2%
45 to 54	3,175	7.1%
55 to 64	3,744	8.4%
65 to 74	3,344	7.5%
75 and over	2,056	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,727	84.5%
Black or African American	1,622	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	1,649	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.2%
Two or more races	2,063	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,484	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate15.8%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree27.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,337	5.6%
High school graduate	3,780	15.8%
Some college or associate's	4,337	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	7,889	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6,579	27.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone47.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit5.3%

Walked16.2%

Bicycle5.2%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,367	47.3%
Carpooled	2,037	8.5%
Public transit	1,267	5.3%
Walked	3,890	16.2%
Bicycle	1,258	5.2%
Worked from home	4,011	16.7%
Other means	184	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,517	42.6%
15 to 29 min	7,871	39.3%
30 to 44 min	2,221	11.1%
45 to 59 min	563	2.8%
60+ min	831	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 23.0% (8,549 of 37,183)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,514	36.8%
Nonfamily households	11,177	63.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,691	96.5%
Vacant	648	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,037	39.8%
Renter-occupied	10,654	60.2%

1-unit, detached33.2%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units25.9%

5 to 19 units21.3%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,085	33.2%
1-unit, attached	1,201	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,746	25.9%
5 to 19 units	3,914	21.3%
20 or more units	2,173	11.8%
Mobile home & other	220	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5010675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 5.05 sq mi
Center point: 44.4919, -73.2389