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Burlington County

New Jersey · 481,439 residents (2025 est.) · 799.285 sq mi
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#109Highest median household incomeof 3,143$108,111#120Highest median rentof 3,137$1,745#155Largest by populationof 3,144481,439
The short version

Burlington County is significantly wealthier than the US average, with a median household income of $108,111. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $354,000. It ranks in the top 1% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
467,805
+10%since 2000
from 423,394 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
585 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 558 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.7
+12%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:481,439 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
388K410K431K453K475K1990201020202024Burlington 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%
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
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Burlington County on RentDataNow
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
2009 – 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)
RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population
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%
Self-employed
14.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.6%
−17.9 ptssince 2009
from 67.5% 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%
−42.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% 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%
−88.2 ptssince 2013
from 92.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+8.5 ptssince 2017
from 86.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
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)
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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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