Burke, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

44,029

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

0.744% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.16%

15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$185,818

3.77% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$747,700

Population & Diversity

Burke, VA is home to a population of 44k people, from which 94.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.8% of Burke, VA residents were born outside of the country (10.9k people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.1k people) in Burke, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.42k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Burke, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Burke, VA was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Burke, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Burke, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.1k ± 1.39k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.42k ± 1.07k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.48k ± 546

16.3%

Hispanic Population

7.16k people

16.3% of the people in Burke, VA are hispanic (7.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Burke, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

24.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.9k people

25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

10.8k people

As of 2024, 24.8% of Burke, VA residents (10.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Burke, VA was 25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Burke, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,553 ± 245
Vietnam
700 ± 156
Gulf War (1990s)
664 ± 138

Burke, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Burke, VA.

Economy

The economy of Burke, VA employs 21.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Burke, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,575 people), Public Administration (3,089 people), and Educational Services (2,586 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($152,341), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,250), and Utilities ($129,167).

Employment

Occupations

21.4k

2024 Value

± 1,017

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 6.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burke, VA grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 21k employees to 21.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Burke, VA, are Management Occupations (3,295 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (2,501 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,186 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Burke, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

21.4k

2024 Value

± 1,017

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 6.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burke, VA grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 21k employees to 21.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Burke, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,575 people), Public Administration (3,089 people), and Educational Services (2,586 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Burke, VA, though some of these residents may live in Burke, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$108,068

Median earning men ± $7,054

$66,635

Median earning women ± $5,122

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($158,101), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($147,016), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,078).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($150,132), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,670), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,821).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Burke, VA was $747,700 in 2024, which is 2.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $696,800 to $747,700, a 7.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Burke, VA is 89.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Burke, VA have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Burke, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$747,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,857

$12,314

Median Property Taxes

±$618

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Burke, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Burke, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.5%

Homeownership

2024

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.5% of the housing units in Burke, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Burke, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$185,818

Median Household Income

± $3,965

13.8k

Number of Households

± 644

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.8k households in Burke, VA grew to $185,818 from the previous year's value of $179,063.

The following chart displays the households in Burke, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Burke, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57.9%)
Worked At Home (30%)
Carpooled (7.11%)

In 2024, 57.9% of workers in Burke, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30%) and those who carpooled to work (7.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Burke, VA have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.13% of the workforce in Burke, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Burke, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Burke, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Burke, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Burke, VA (1.39k out of 43.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Burke, VA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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