Burlington is a city of 10,987 people in Wisconsin. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 1,423 people per square mile. Renters pay $999 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,419, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burlington
What changed most since 1990
White share95.6% → 84.6%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share3.6% → 8.2%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Burlington's population equals 5.6% of Racine County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 3.7% 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)20.9%(75)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(93)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War19.5%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.6%(49)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 359 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
Burlington, decade by decade
Burlington 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
8,860
$80,664
$173,765
15.6%
10.6
2000
9,936
$78,996
$230,986
21.2%
15.3
2010
10,464
$76,956
$282,391
21.5%
26.6
2020
11,047
$79,958
$255,619
26.3%
34.2
2024
10,987
$83,419
$276,600
28.8%
34.5
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.
