Demographics of Burlington city, North Carolina

Burlington city, North Carolina had 61,496 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,935 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Burlington city, in four figures

61,496
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 59,610 ±62.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,935 people.; 40.1 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,880 ±$5,084
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Burlington city, North Carolina's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Burlington city, North Carolina'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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The figures

Burlington city, North Carolina's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Burlington city, North Carolina'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	57,561	100.0	100.0
2021	59,298	103.0	100.2
2022	59,574	103.5	100.7
2023	60,288	104.7	101.6
2024	61,523	106.9	102.5
2025	61,496	106.8	103.1

Population of Burlington city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	57,561	—
2021	59,298	+1,737
2022	59,574	+276
2023	60,288	+714
2024	61,523	+1,235
2025	61,496	−27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±1.3: for men 37.3 ±0.9 and for women 42.3 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Burlington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,379 ±391	5.7% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,641 ±861	17.9% ±1.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,696 ±596	7.9% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,008 ±1,020	25.2% ±1.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,155 ±999	25.4% ±1.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,731 ±834	18.0% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,880 ±$5,084, and income per person $33,214 ±$1,373, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Burlington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	4,954 ±705	19.4% ±2.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,374 ±739	25.0% ±2.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,948 ±627	19.4% ±2.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,070 ±460	12.0% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,607 ±528	14.1% ±2.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,281 ±326	5.0% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,271 ±278	5.0% ±1.1	10.4% ±0.1	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	9,690 ±1,479	16.4% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,838 ±655	20.3% ±4.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,777 ±836	15.3% ±2.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,075 ±547	14.8% ±3.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Burlington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burlington city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	27,762 ±673	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±2.9	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,200 ±$14,449	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,051 ±$38	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1991 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,641 ±1,109	19.5% ±1.9	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,399 ±1,425	44.3% ±2.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,438 ±1,207	29.3% ±2.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,685 ±416	2.8% ±0.7	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 171	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	111 to 459	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,066 ±689	3.5% ±1.2	4.1% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	35,102 ±1,334	58.9% ±2.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,789 ±1,199	26.5% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	570 ±258	1.0% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,149 ±905	13.7% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,918 ±575	4.9% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,231 ±875	8.8% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Burlington city among the places of North Carolina

18th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Burlington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gastonia city	82,884 ±72
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48
Apex town	70,630 ±70
Huntersville town	63,969 ±69
Chapel Hill town	61,607 ±41
Burlington city	59,610 ±62
Kannapolis city	57,890 ±42
Rocky Mount city	54,297 ±36
Wake Forest town	52,844 ±42
Mooresville town	52,381 ±50
Wilson city	48,370 ±38

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Reported crime in Burlington city, North Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns 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