CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Burlington

Massachusetts · 23,302 residents · 11.8 sq mi

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Burlington is a city of 23,302 people in Massachusetts. Median home value sits at $191,100. The median household earns $55,952, about 86% above the national median. That is roughly 51% ahead of the Massachusetts median. Median rent is $871 a month. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,302

+2%vs 2000

vs 22,876 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,341)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,447)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,538)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(2,122)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(4,397)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(3,765)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(2,731)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(2,709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(1,212)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(525)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(62)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,952

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,240 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,374

−34%vs 2000

vs $30,732 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$191,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $243,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$871

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,061 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(19,626)

Black1.3%(307)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(296)

Asian10.6%(2,435)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(21,836)

Black1.3%(297)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(295)

Asian4.5%(1,041)

Other0.5%(128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.1%(813)

Salvadoran1.5%(404)

Guatemalan1.3%(330)

Puerto Rican0.9%(238)

Mexican0.4%(118)

South American0.4%(93)

Honduran0.3%(79)

Colombian0.2%(47)

Venezuelan0.2%(46)

Cuban0%(8)

Dominican0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian9.1%(2,393)

Chinese3.3%(857)

Korean1%(258)

Vietnamese0.3%(71)

Bangladeshi0.2%(61)

Pakistani0.2%(48)

Japanese0.1%(35)

Filipino0.1%(28)

Cambodian0%(9)

Indonesian0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish24.4%(6,410)

Italian18.2%(4,792)

English8.8%(2,319)

German6.9%(1,825)

American4.4%(1,155)

French3.1%(821)

Polish2.7%(701)

Portuguese2.5%(653)

Swedish2.3%(599)

Russian2.2%(568)

French Canadian2.1%(549)

Armenian1.9%(506)

+ 36 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.9%(503)

Scottish1.8%(464)

Ukrainian1.3%(340)

Subsaharan African1%(256)

Canadian0.8%(211)

Arab0.8%(205)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(161)

Norwegian0.6%(149)

Lithuanian0.6%(146)

Syrian0.4%(116)

Iranian0.4%(114)

Welsh0.4%(107)

British0.4%(101)

Danish0.4%(98)

Swiss0.4%(96)

Turkish0.3%(76)

Dutch0.3%(74)

Czech0.2%(61)

Finnish0.2%(55)

Austrian0.2%(42)

West Indian0.2%(42)

Haitian0.2%(41)

Serbian0.1%(35)

Croatian0.1%(34)

Slovak0.1%(34)

Lebanese0.1%(32)

Belgian0.1%(28)

Brazilian0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Latvian0.1%(19)

Kenyan0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(16)

Egyptian0.1%(15)

Hungarian0%(13)

Cape Verdean0%(3)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.7%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.9%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.5%(3,087)

Married61.8%(6,700)

Widowed2.9%(316)

Divorced6.7%(730)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(2,844)

Married55.6%(6,400)

Widowed9.7%(1,112)

Divorced10%(1,152)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 4.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 82.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.9%(109)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.9%(273)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.4%(175)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.7%(84)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.9%(85)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 782 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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