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The data presented here comes from the U.S. Census unless otherwise noted.
For purposes of comparison, there are some limitations to using this data. The
decennial censuses from 1960 to 2000 did not always collect the same data, nor
did they always report data for the same geographic units. For example, looking
at long-term trends at the neighborhood level in Burlington is difficult because
information at the census tract level is not available prior to 1980. Also, the
census tract boundaries in Burlington changed in 2000. That makes it necessary
to look at a map of the 2000 areas for some purposes and at a map of the older
boundaries for other purposes.
- Population: 39,815
- # of children (under 18): 6,331
- # of families: 7,055
- # of seniors (60 and older): 5,150
- # of residents enrolled in college/grad school: 10,163
- Foreign-born residents: 8.1%
- Residents identifying their racial/ethnic background as other than white,
not Hispanic: 9.1%
- Many of the biggest shifts in Burlington demographics occurred between
1970 and 1980, with declines in rates of homeownership and children
coinciding with increases in numbers of college students and single-person
households.
- Previous citywide downward trends in homeownership and in proportion of
children under 18 stabilized and increased in the last decade.
- Burlington trends largely mirror county trends, but with different
starting points.
- Trends in homeownership and in numbers of children vary greatly in
Burlington from neighborhood to neighborhood - going up in some places and
down in others.
- Burlington is demographically different from other Chittenden
County towns - and is similar to many other small New England cities.
- Burlington has more children and more homeowners than any other Chittenden
County town - but is more diverse because it also has more single-person and
other non-family households (including students)
- Burlington homeowners are aging in place - 47% have been in the same house
for 20 or more years, and over 40% are age 55 and older.
- Two-thirds of Burlington under age 6 have all of their parents in the
workforce.
Page last updated October 18, 2002
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