Burlington, IA-IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

44,680

2024 Median Age

43.1

0.233% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

5.71% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,811

2.21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$131,000

1.39% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

21,184

0.968% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Burlington, IA-IL is home to a population of 44.7k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.07% of Burlington, IA-IL residents were born outside of the country (925 people).

In 2024, there were 20.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.3k people) in Burlington, IA-IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.87k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Burlington, IA-IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Burlington, IA-IL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Burlington, IA-IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Burlington, IA-IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.3k ± 234
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.87k ± 311
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.84k ± 284

3.34%

Hispanic Population

1.49k people

3.34% of the people in Burlington, IA-IL are hispanic (1.49k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Burlington, IA-IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
681,617 ± 19,831 people
India
178,677 ± 10,319 people
Poland
117,384 ± 8,381 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 681,617 Illinois residents, followed by India with 178,677 and Poland with 117,384.

Foreign-Born Population

2.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

925 people

2.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

As of 2024, 2.07% of Burlington, IA-IL residents (925 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 Burlington, IA-IL was 2.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,173 ± 201
Gulf War (1990s)
436 ± 129
Gulf War (2001-)
403 ± 133

Burlington, IA-IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Burlington, IA-IL.

Economy

The economy of Burlington, IA-IL employs 21.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Burlington, IA-IL were Manufacturing (3,918 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,279 people), and Retail Trade (2,612 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($136,685), Public Administration ($62,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,083).

Employment

Occupations

21.2k

2024 Value

± 976

−0.968%

1 Year decline

± 6.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burlington, IA-IL declined at a rate of −0.968%, from 21.4k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Burlington, IA-IL, are Production Occupations (2,433 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,277 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,857 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Burlington, IA-IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

21.2k

2024 Value

± 976

−0.968%

1 Year decline

± 6.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Burlington, IA-IL declined at a rate of −0.968%, from 21.4k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Burlington, IA-IL, are Manufacturing (3,918 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,279 people), and Retail Trade (2,612 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Burlington, IA-IL, though some of these residents may live in Burlington, IA-IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,581

Median earning men ± $2,358

$35,194

Median earning women ± $1,574

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,068), Public Administration ($71,790), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($55,625), Public Administration ($51,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,186).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

116
Other Services (except Public Administration)
63
Retail Trade
59
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$233k
Manufacturing
$192k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$91.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Burlington, IA-IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,205 male students and 1,823 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Burlington, IA-IL are White (614 and 64.4%), Unknown (177 and 18.6%), Hispanic or Latino (51 and 5.35%), and Two or More Races (44 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Burlington, IA-IL by number of degrees awarded are Southeastern Community College (979 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Burlington, IA-IL are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (222 and 22.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (195 and 19.9%), and General Business Administration & Management (74 and 7.56%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 3,028 students enrolled in Burlington, IA-IL, 39.8% men and 60.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,157 records, of which 63.1% were women and 36.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
195 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
50 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
17 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Burlington, IA-IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 195 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Burlington, IA-IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southeastern Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

979 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeastern Community College with 979 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 346 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Burlington, IA-IL, which is 0.547 times less than the 633 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 614 degrees mean that there were 3.47 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 177 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($6,210) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($210) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,354) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Burlington, IA-IL was $131,000 in 2024, which is 0.394 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $129,200 to $131,000, a 1.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Burlington, IA-IL is 75.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Burlington, IA-IL have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Burlington, IA-IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$131,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,894

$15,016

Median Property Taxes

±$763

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 Burlington, IA-IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Burlington, IA-IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.5%

Homeownership

2024

60.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.5% of the housing units in Burlington, IA-IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Burlington, IA-IL 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.

$62,811

Median Household Income

± $2,925

19.9k

Number of Households

± 880

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.9k households in Burlington, IA-IL grew to $62,811 from the previous year's value of $61,453.

The following chart displays the households in Burlington, IA-IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Burlington, IA-IL is from Illinois.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.47

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.651% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Carpooled (8.93%)
Worked At Home (4.21%)

In 2024, 83.5% of workers in Burlington, IA-IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.93%) and those who worked at home (4.21%).

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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Burlington, IA-IL have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Burlington, IA-IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Burlington, IA-IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Burlington, IA-IL (5.7k out of 43.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Burlington, IA-IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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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