2024 population: 183,040 ( 11,564 from 2020)
Land area: 423.5 square miles
Population density: 432.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	104,722	57.21%	0.2%
Black:	39,577	21.62%	13.1%
Indian:	698	0.38%	4.8%
Asian:	4,239	2.32%	39.0%
2+ races:	4,163	2.27%	32.4%
Hispanic:	29,641	16.19%	20.3%

Total non-White:	78,318	42.79%	17.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,195	11.9
Deaths:	8,628	12.6
Net Migration:	9,500	13.9
Net Immigration:	2,326	3.4

Change in White population:	-258	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,822	6.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
171,476
104,980	61.22%
35,002	20.41%
666	0.39%
3,050	1.78%
3,145	1.83%
24,633	14.37%
66,496	38.78%

2010
151,131
101,718	67.30%
27,985	18.52%
542	0.36%
1,861	1.23%
2,175	1.44%
16,639	11.01%
49,413	32.70%

2000
130,800
94,768	72.45%
24,356	18.62%
388	0.30%
1,167	0.89%
1,155	0.88%
8,835	6.75%
36,032	27.55%

1990
108,213
86,130	79.59%
20,767	19.19%
334	0.31%
260	0.24%
n/a
722	0.67%
22,083	20.41%

1980
99,319
79,421	79.97%
18,862	18.99%
116	0.12%
250	0.25%
n/a
647	0.65%
19,898	20.03%

1970
96,362
78,899	81.88%
17,053	17.70%
85	0.09%
38	0.04%
n/a
263	0.27%
17,463	18.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,914	11.2
14,756	9.8
15,511	10.3
701	0.5

3,262	2.2
17,083	11.3

Number	Rate
2000's
17,491	13.4
12,555	9.6
10,585	8.1
4,837	3.7

6,950	5.3
13,381	10.2

Number	Rate
1990's
15,654	14.5
11,719	10.8
10,093	9.3
676	0.6

8,638	8.0
13,949	12.9

Number	Rate
1980's
13,045	13.1
9,691	9.8
5,969	6.0
n/a

6,709	6.8
2,185	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,211	-3.3
n/a

522	0.5
2,435	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.1
37,805	10.7%
145,235	79.3%
29,084	8.2%

67,370
2.48

43,381	64.4%
31,854	73.4%
4,642	10.7%
23,989	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
35,443	23.5%
115,688	76.5%
22,081	14.6%

59,960
2.45

39,848	66.5%
28,313	71.1%
4,917	12.3%
20,112	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
31,153	23.8%
99,647	76.2%
18,404	14.1%

51,722
2.46

35,769	69.2%
27,208	76.1%
3,782	10.6%
15,953	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
23,898	22.1%
84,315	77.9%
15,852	14.6%

42,798
2.46

31,073	72.6%
24,821	79.9%
2,495	8.0%
11,725	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
26,036	26.2%
73,283	73.8%
11,354	11.4%

36,013
2.70

28,201	78.3%
23,285	82.6%
2,123	7.5%
7,812	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,653	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,648	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,967	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,195	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,458	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,377	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,812	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,878	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,773	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,530	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,464	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,131	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,425	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,663	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,263	6.3%
$200,000 or more	3,133	4.7%

Median Household Income	60,866
Per Capita Income	32,105

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,134	3.2%
Public Assistance	1,779	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,110	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	67,351	71.1%
Unemployed	3,646	3.8%
In Armed Forces	94	0.1%

Total Labor Force	71,091	75.0%
Not in Labor Force	23,664	25.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,389	26,992	53.8%
Non-Profit	1,573	3,940	28.5%
Self-Employed	4,547	2,435	65.1%

Local Government	2,731	2,832	49.1%
State Government	1,678	3,201	34.4%
Federal Government	444	380	53.9%

Total Private + Self	35,936	29,427	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,426	10,353	38.3%
Total	42,362	39,780	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,986	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,815	22.9%
Professional, Technical	16,465	20.0%
Service Occupations	13,073	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	219	0.3%
All others	21,959	26.7%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,641	15.4%
Manufacturing	11,498	14.0%
Retail trade	10,793	13.1%
Educational services	8,021	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,125	7.4%
Construction	6,091	7.4%
Other services	3,854	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,714	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,666	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,286	4.0%
Public administration	2,940	3.6%
Finance and insurance	2,839	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,489	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,280	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,101	1.3%
Information	904	1.1%
Utilities	532	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	484	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	0.0%
Management	8	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,777	8.60%
Puerto Rican	1,349	0.79%
Cuban	309	0.18%
Dominican	636	0.37%

Total Central American	4,131	2.40%
Costa Rican	197	0.11%
Guatemalan	188	0.11%
Honduran	831	0.48%
Nicaraguan	335	0.20%
Panamanian	22	0.01%
Salvadoran	2,558	1.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,038	0.60%
Argentinean	57	0.03%
Bolivian	34	0.02%
Chilean	49	0.03%
Colombian	242	0.14%
Ecuadorian	431	0.25%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	61	0.04%
Uruguayan	29	0.02%
Venezuelan	135	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	960	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	742	0.43%
Vietnamese	431	0.25%
Chinese	430	0.25%
Filipino	385	0.22%
Thai	172	0.10%
Burmese	140	0.08%
Korean	96	0.06%
Japanese	39	0.02%
Hmong	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	139,317	86.0%
Spanish	18,561	11.5%
Other Indo-European	1,050	0.6%
Other Asian	560	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	423	0.3%
German, other Germanic	358	0.2%
Other	333	0.2%
Arabic	323	0.2%
Tagalog	299	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,835	11.5%
German	16,161	9.4%
Irish	12,738	7.4%
American	11,294	6.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,447	2.6%
Italian	4,240	2.5%
Scottish	3,949	2.3%
European	2,720	1.6%
Polish	1,776	1.0%
French	1,681	1.0%
Dutch	1,188	0.7%
African	902	0.5%
Welsh	886	0.5%
British	704	0.4%
Swedish	608	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	163,182	95.0%
Not a citizen	8,597	5.0%

Native	157,276	91.6%
Foreign-born	14,503	8.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,469	4.7%	8,069	7.0%	32,280	27.9%	38,288	33.1%	21,972	19.0%	9,666	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,469	4.7%
9-12 Years	8,069	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,280	27.9%
Some College	38,288	33.1%
Bach. Degree	21,972	19.0%
Grad Degree	9,666	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	123,074	118,156	4,918	4.0%
1991	124,512	117,100	7,412	6.0%
1992	125,256	118,394	6,862	5.5%
1993	125,684	120,030	5,654	4.5%
1994	126,776	122,314	4,462	3.5%
1995	128,706	123,938	4,768	3.7%
1996	132,686	127,932	4,754	3.6%
1997	135,216	130,538	4,678	3.5%
1998	134,856	130,924	3,932	2.9%
1999	136,312	132,896	3,416	2.5%

2000	138,808	134,412	4,396	3.2%
2001	138,084	130,304	7,780	5.6%
2002	139,036	128,592	10,444	7.5%
2003	141,284	130,672	10,612	7.5%
2004	139,654	130,378	9,276	6.6%
2005	138,500	129,610	8,890	6.4%
2006	139,816	131,590	8,226	5.9%
2007	140,498	132,812	7,686	5.5%
2008	142,946	133,768	9,178	6.4%
2009	144,170	126,636	17,534	12.2%

2010	154,166	137,572	16,594	10.8%
2011	155,320	140,362	14,958	9.6%
2012	157,282	143,552	13,730	8.7%
2013	154,796	143,878	10,918	7.1%
2014	153,652	145,190	8,462	5.5%
2015	154,412	146,252	8,160	5.3%
2016	157,388	149,928	7,460	4.7%
2017	159,642	152,836	6,806	4.3%
2018	161,734	155,508	6,226	3.8%
2019	165,982	159,814	6,168	3.7%

2020	160,914	149,250	11,664	7.2%
2021	162,046	154,128	7,918	4.9%
2022	166,348	160,174	6,174	3.7%
2023	171,668	165,840	5,828	3.4%
2024	172,118	165,954	6,164	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,055
Median Value	$197,700

Occupied	67,370	91.0%
Vacant	6,685	9.0%

Owned	44,487	66.0%
Rented	22,883	34.0%
Median Rent	$959

Single-Family Units	51,237	69.2%
Detached	48,863	66.0%
Attached	2,374	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,919	13.4%
Mobile Homes	8,442	11.4%

Burlington, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area