2024 population: 229,445 ( 3,865 from 2020)
Land area: 1249.7 square miles
Population density: 183.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	200,896	87.56%	0.0%
Black:	5,653	2.46%	26.0%
Indian:	823	0.36%	3.6%
Asian:	9,995	4.36%	15.9%
2+ races:	5,829	2.54%	16.3%
Hispanic:	6,249	2.72%	8.1%

Total non-White:	28,549	12.44%	15.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,342	9.2
Deaths:	8,181	9.1
Net Migration:	4	0.0
Net Immigration:	3,579	4.0

Change in White population:	75	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,790	1.7

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
225,580
200,821	89.02%
4,487	1.99%
854	0.38%
8,624	3.82%
5,013	2.22%
5,781	2.56%
24,759	10.98%

2010
211,261
194,738	92.18%
3,395	1.61%
923	0.44%
4,668	2.21%
3,843	1.82%
3,507	1.66%
16,523	7.82%

2000
198,889
188,554	94.80%
1,426	0.72%
1,120	0.56%
3,075	1.55%
2,600	1.31%
1,860	0.94%
10,335	5.20%

1990
177,059
171,878	97.07%
1,050	0.59%
1,109	0.63%
1,521	0.86%
n/a
1,501	0.85%
5,181	2.93%

1980
154,935
151,951	98.07%
417	0.27%
606	0.39%
808	0.52%
n/a
1,056	0.68%
2,984	1.93%

1970
133,987
132,855	99.16%
372	0.28%
56	0.04%
207	0.15%
n/a
369	0.28%
1,132	0.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,120	9.5
14,282	6.8
-2,197	-1.0
5,694	2.7

6,083	2.9
8,236	3.9

Number	Rate
2000's
21,291	10.7
12,664	6.4
-1,312	-0.7
3,087	1.6

6,184	3.1
6,188	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
25,282	14.3
12,125	6.8
2,890	1.6
3,917	2.2

16,676	9.4
5,154	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
25,739	16.6
11,364	7.3
8,489	5.5
n/a

19,927	12.9
2,197	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,368	5.5
n/a

19,096	14.3
1,852	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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
38.0
41,408	18.0%
188,037	82.0%
36,722	16.0%

91,578
2.35

53,491	58.4%
42,830	80.1%
3,959	7.4%
38,087	41.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
44,537	21.1%
166,724	78.9%
24,472	11.6%

83,242
2.41

51,548	61.9%
40,230	78.0%
4,964	9.6%
31,694	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
48,949	24.6%
149,940	75.4%
19,531	9.8%

76,043
2.51

49,628	65.3%
40,655	81.9%
4,334	8.7%
26,415	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
44,283	25.0%
132,776	75.0%
15,537	8.8%

64,826
2.61

43,886	67.7%
36,272	82.7%
3,713	8.5%
20,940	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
44,633	28.8%
110,302	71.2%
13,238	8.5%

51,660
2.85

37,003	71.6%
31,368	84.8%
2,791	7.5%
14,657	28.4%

2022 Housing Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,935	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,257	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,339	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,461	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,131	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,012	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,434	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,900	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,137	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,846	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,155	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,068	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,454	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,976	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,651	10.5%
$200,000 or more	10,822	11.8%

Median Household Income	86,068
Per Capita Income	44,989

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	125

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,044	4.4%
Public Assistance	2,474	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,776	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	113,092	76.0%
Unemployed	4,458	3.0%
In Armed Forces	668	0.4%

Total Labor Force	118,218	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	30,670	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	40,753	30,931	56.9%
Non-Profit	7,370	13,206	35.8%
Self-Employed	7,696	5,538	58.2%

Local Government	3,297	5,698	36.7%
State Government	2,414	3,231	42.8%
Federal Government	2,118	2,188	49.2%

Total Private + Self	48,449	36,469	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,199	24,323	38.5%
Total	63,648	60,792	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,804	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,894	18.4%
Professional, Technical	38,929	31.2%
Service Occupations	17,925	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,172	0.9%
All others	21,075	16.9%

White Collar		68.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,760	15.1%
Educational services	17,532	14.1%
Retail trade	13,709	11.0%
Manufacturing	13,692	11.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,406	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	7,924	6.4%
Public administration	6,724	5.4%
Construction	6,601	5.3%
Other services	5,579	4.5%
Finance and insurance	4,325	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,301	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,115	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,853	2.3%
Information	2,662	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,228	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,194	1.8%
Wholesale trade	2,029	1.6%
Utilities	810	0.6%
Management	94	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	89	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,065	0.47%
Puerto Rican	791	0.35%
Cuban	439	0.19%
Dominican	429	0.19%

Total Central American	384	0.17%
Costa Rican	71	0.03%
Guatemalan	181	0.08%
Honduran	18	0.01%
Nicaraguan	57	0.03%
Panamanian	15	0.01%
Salvadoran	42	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,328	0.59%
Argentinean	176	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	182	0.08%
Colombian	361	0.16%
Ecuadorian	86	0.04%
Paraguayan	12	0.01%
Peruvian	162	0.07%
Uruguayan	149	0.07%
Venezuelan	200	0.09%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	918	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,332	0.59%
Indian	1,236	0.55%
Korean	671	0.30%
Vietnamese	555	0.25%
Burmese	539	0.24%
Filipino	538	0.24%
Bhutanese	237	0.10%
Japanese	164	0.07%
Thai	117	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	199,035	92.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,590	1.7%
Other Indo-European	3,429	1.6%
Spanish	2,326	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,761	0.8%
Other	1,438	0.7%
Other Asian	1,149	0.5%
Chinese	947	0.4%
German, other Germanic	654	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	37,789	16.7%
English	35,418	15.7%
German	25,280	11.2%
French	21,764	9.6%
French Canadian	20,561	9.1%
Italian	16,337	7.2%
American	15,565	6.9%
Polish	8,167	3.6%
Scottish	7,351	3.3%
European	5,134	2.3%
Russian	2,985	1.3%
Swedish	2,526	1.1%
Canadian	2,430	1.1%
Dutch	2,226	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,980	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	219,594	97.3%
Not a citizen	6,151	2.7%

Native	210,454	93.2%
Foreign-born	15,291	6.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,944	1.9%	5,441	3.6%	33,854	22.1%	36,356	23.7%	43,662	28.5%	30,943	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,944	1.9%
9-12 Years	5,441	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,854	22.1%
Some College	36,356	23.7%
Bach. Degree	43,662	28.5%
Grad Degree	30,943	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	203,222	194,680	8,542	4.2%
1991	203,324	193,072	10,252	5.0%
1992	208,576	198,066	10,510	5.0%
1993	212,690	203,410	9,280	4.4%
1994	213,742	206,066	7,676	3.6%
1995	217,422	210,350	7,072	3.3%
1996	223,674	216,308	7,366	3.3%
1997	227,408	220,648	6,760	3.0%
1998	232,718	226,696	6,022	2.6%
1999	236,162	230,864	5,298	2.2%

2000	225,900	220,268	5,632	2.5%
2001	227,958	221,086	6,872	3.0%
2002	230,502	222,282	8,220	3.6%
2003	232,490	222,878	9,612	4.1%
2004	233,704	225,692	8,012	3.4%
2005	234,014	226,302	7,712	3.3%
2006	237,396	228,986	8,410	3.5%
2007	236,688	228,210	8,478	3.6%
2008	237,910	228,062	9,848	4.1%
2009	242,254	228,858	13,396	5.5%

2010	252,902	239,588	13,314	5.3%
2011	254,802	243,206	11,596	4.6%
2012	255,062	245,190	9,872	3.9%
2013	253,058	243,868	9,190	3.6%
2014	255,288	246,824	8,464	3.3%
2015	253,518	246,138	7,380	2.9%
2016	253,992	247,430	6,562	2.6%
2017	257,938	251,548	6,390	2.5%
2018	258,480	252,914	5,566	2.2%
2019	257,408	252,542	4,866	1.9%

2020	246,884	234,742	12,142	4.9%
2021	253,036	244,834	8,202	3.2%
2022	258,006	252,268	5,738	2.2%
2023	265,894	261,530	4,364	1.6%
2024	263,018	257,726	5,292	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,187
Median Value	$350,450

Occupied	91,578	90.5%
Vacant	9,609	9.5%

Owned	61,617	67.3%
Rented	29,961	32.7%
Median Rent	$1,408

Single-Family Units	66,256	65.5%
Detached	58,731	58.0%
Attached	7,525	7.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,932	16.7%
Mobile Homes	4,771	4.7%

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area