Demographics of Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County, New Jersey had 481,439 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +19,739 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Burlington County, in four figures

481,439
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +19,739 people.; 41.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,111 ±$1,600
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Burlington County, New Jersey's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Burlington County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Burlington County, New Jersey's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Burlington County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	461,700	100.0	100.0
2021	464,490	100.6	100.2
2022	467,822	101.3	100.7
2023	472,273	102.3	101.6
2024	477,522	103.4	102.5
2025	481,439	104.3	103.1

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Population of Burlington County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	461,700	−173	−426	+8	+94
2021	464,490	+2,790	−21	+249	+2,237
2022	467,822	+3,332	+120	+2,315	+1,279
2023	472,273	+4,451	+402	+2,584	+1,582
2024	477,522	+5,249	+366	+2,787	+2,151
2025	481,439	+3,917	+422	+934	+2,568

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.2: for men 40.3 ±0.3 and for women 43.3 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Burlington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	23,782 ±34	5.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	72,344 ±1,390	15.5% ±0.3	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	36,193 ±1,096	7.7% ±0.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	120,705 ±1,423	25.8% ±0.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	129,076 ±1,630	27.6% ±0.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	85,705 ±1,743	18.3% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,111 ±$1,600, and income per person $53,829 ±$795, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Burlington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	14,707 ±1,051	8.3% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	21,413 ±1,222	12.1% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	22,359 ±1,112	12.6% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	22,844 ±1,171	12.9% ±0.7	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	36,013 ±1,403	20.3% ±0.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23,674 ±1,070	13.4% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36,212 ±1,066	20.4% ±0.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Burlington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	30,427 ±2,322	6.6% ±0.5	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,295 ±1,011	8.7% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,925 ±1,346	5.7% ±0.5	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,207 ±769	7.0% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Burlington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burlington County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	186,315 ±188	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±0.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±0.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$354,000 ±$3,061	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,745 ±$30	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Burlington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	44,974 ±0	9.6% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	292,070 ±1,457	62.4% ±0.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	73,947 ±1,421	15.8% ±0.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26,997 ±599	5.8% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	52 to 162	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 151	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,627 ±1,019	0.8% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	26,019 ±1,790	5.6% ±0.4	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Burlington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	250,941 ±2,776	53.6% ±0.6	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	153,760 ±2,734	32.9% ±0.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11,553 ±1,147	2.5% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51,551 ±2,046	11.0% ±0.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33,499 ±1,606	7.2% ±0.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18,052 ±1,375	3.9% ±0.3	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Burlington County among the counties of New Jersey

11th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Burlington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Monmouth County	651,035	+1.3%
Union County	601,863	+4.9%
Camden County	535,799	+2.4%
Passaic County	531,624	+1.6%
Morris County	524,251	+3.2%
Burlington County	481,439	+4.3%
Mercer County	399,289	+3.3%
Somerset County	356,486	+3.5%
Gloucester County	312,638	+3.3%
Atlantic County	278,657	+1.6%
Cumberland County	157,148	+2.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Counties by population growth in New Jersey
No. 11 Counties by population in New Jersey

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026