Burke is a city of 44,029 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 99% more than in Virginia as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The median household earns $185,818, about 126% above the national median. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $747,700, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $185,818, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burke
What changed most since 1990
White share82.3% → 52.4%(−29.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population57,734 → 44,029(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants80.6% → 89.5%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Burke's population equals 3.8% of Fairfax County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.0% of the county's.
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)47%(1,553)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.9%(1,783)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(1,044)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,306 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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Over time
Burke, decade by decade
Burke population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
57,734
$155,712
$485,774
56.3%
39.0
2000
57,737
$170,436
$387,102
59.0%
60.1
2010
41,055
$177,914
$722,450
61.1%
72.7
2020
42,312
$181,603
$675,106
61.9%
80.9
2024
44,029
$185,818
$747,700
68.5%
82.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
