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Burlington County

New Jersey · 481,439 residents (2025 est.) · 799 sq mi
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Burlington County is home to 467,805 people in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $108,111, about 31% above the national median. The poverty rate is 6.6%, under the national 12.5%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,111, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Burlington County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$292,808 → $354,000 (+21%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 21 counties in New Jersey

  • 8th in household income$108,111
  • 9th in share with a bachelor's degree42.5%
  • 15th in home value$354,000
  • 12th in diversity score71.1
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
467,805
+10%since 2000
from 423,394 in 2000
481,439 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
585 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 530 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.7
+12%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
799 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
388K410K431K453K475K19902000201020202024Burlington County
2024468K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(23,782)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(26,260)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(27,884)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(27,873)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(26,520)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.7%(59,236)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(61,469)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(60,925)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.6%(68,151)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(49,241)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.6%(26,251)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(10,213)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$108,111
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $58,608 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$53,829
+104%since 2000
from $26,339 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.0%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+6%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$354,000
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $134,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,745
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $758 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 77.4% in 2000
23.9% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.5%
−11.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
−7%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.3%(323,171)
Black14.8%(62,476)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(17,632)
Asian2.7%(11,281)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.4%(292,070)
Black15.8%(73,947)
Hispanic / Latino9.6%(44,974)
Asian5.8%(26,997)
Other6.4%(29,817)
Diversity Score
71
+28%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−11%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.3%(20,065)
South American1.3%(6,038)
Central American1.1%(5,251)
Mexican0.9%(4,436)
Dominican0.8%(3,546)
Ecuadorian0.4%(2,065)
Colombian0.4%(1,727)
Cuban0.3%(1,574)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,505)
Honduran0.2%(1,036)
Salvadoran0.2%(964)
Peruvian0.2%(915)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(788)
Panamanian0.1%(603)
Venezuelan0.1%(586)
Nicaraguan0.1%(579)
Costa Rican0.1%(564)
Argentine0.1%(344)
Chilean0%(187)
Bolivian0%(108)
Uruguayan0%(102)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.8%(12,931)
Filipino0.8%(3,687)
Chinese0.7%(3,104)
Korean0.5%(2,436)
Pakistani0.3%(1,409)
Vietnamese0.2%(707)
Taiwanese0.1%(511)
Sri Lankan0.1%(325)
Japanese0.1%(305)
Cambodian0.1%(265)
Bangladeshi0.1%(255)
Thai0%(148)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(55)
Malaysian0%(31)
Laotian0%(27)
Nepalese0%(22)
Hmong0%(14)
Uzbek0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(109)
Fijian0%(42)
Guamanian0%(24)
Chamorro0%(11)
Ancestry
Irish17.6%(82,226)
Italian14.7%(68,890)
German13.6%(63,591)
English8.9%(41,731)
Polish5.4%(25,068)
American3.2%(15,021)
West Indian1.8%(8,508)
Russian1.4%(6,337)
Scottish1.3%(6,049)
French1.2%(5,537)
Hungarian1%(4,671)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Turkish0.8%(3,513)
Dutch0.7%(3,361)
Jamaican0.7%(3,217)
Ukrainian0.6%(3,007)
Arab0.6%(2,798)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,680)
Brazilian0.6%(2,608)
Norwegian0.5%(2,571)
Welsh0.5%(2,507)
Swedish0.5%(2,400)
Greek0.5%(2,293)
Haitian0.5%(2,268)
Nigerian0.4%(2,096)
Portuguese0.4%(2,088)
Lithuanian0.4%(1,907)
Slovak0.4%(1,716)
Austrian0.3%(1,390)
French Canadian0.3%(1,304)
Czech0.3%(1,218)
British0.3%(1,187)
Egyptian0.2%(1,049)
Ghanaian0.2%(816)
Romanian0.2%(753)
Danish0.2%(750)
Guyanese0.2%(715)
Armenian0.1%(655)
Swiss0.1%(624)
Kenyan0.1%(490)
Canadian0.1%(485)
Lebanese0.1%(409)
Moroccan0.1%(394)
Finnish0.1%(379)
Croatian0.1%(316)
Belgian0.1%(259)
Palestinian0.1%(258)
Barbadian0%(182)
Syrian0%(170)
Latvian0%(162)
Serbian0%(150)
Jordanian0%(141)
Israeli0%(132)
Ethiopian0%(118)
Slovene0%(106)
Iraqi0%(47)
Iranian0%(27)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.5%
+14.2 ptssince 2000
from 28.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.3%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 87.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.1 min
+45%since 2000
from 20.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.8%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.7%
+12.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 68.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
11.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+8.5 ptssince 2017
from 86.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 87.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.6%(68,104)
Married53.2%(101,770)
Widowed2.8%(5,342)
Divorced8.3%(15,910)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(58,777)
Married49.8%(99,027)
Widowed9.5%(18,843)
Divorced11.1%(22,106)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% 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)27.1%(6,497)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(6,660)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(7,941)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(1,563)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(171)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,954 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 County, decade by decade

Burlington County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990395,066$101,698$292,80823.6%41.4
2000423,394$106,764$244,10228.4%49.1
2010448,734$109,703$388,70233.5%58.6
2020461,860$109,482$314,64538.5%69.4
2024467,805$108,111$354,00042.5%71.1

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Burlington County, New Jersey?

Burlington County, New Jersey has about 467,805 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Burlington County, New Jersey?

The typical household in Burlington County, New Jersey earns about $108,111 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Burlington County, New Jersey expensive?

In Burlington County, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $354,000, and the typical rent is about $1,745 a month.

How educated are people in Burlington County, New Jersey?

About 42.5% of adults age 25 and over in Burlington County, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Burlington County, New Jersey?

About 6.6% of people in Burlington County, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Burlington County, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Burlington County, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 72,739 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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