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Iowa·Des Moines County
8 tracts·24K people·$114K median·1,694/mi²
White 81 · Black 7 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Manufacturing 28 · Health 19 · Retail 18 · Leisure 15 · Professional 12 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Burlington is $114,300 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Burlington has 23,728 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 80.9% White, 6.6% Black, 5.5% Multiracial, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.2% (Census ACS).
Sunnyside Elementary School (72%), North Hill Elementary School (65%) and Black Hawk Elementary School (58%) lead the elementary schools; Aldo Leopold Intermediate School (53%) and Edward Stone Middle School (52%) lead the middle schools; Burlington Community High School is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $924/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Burlington is $59,000 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Burlington, median rent is $924/month and the median home value is $114,300 (Census ACS).
Burlington reported 5.5 violent crimes and 22.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Burlington are hail (95), strong wind (92) and heat wave (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Burlington, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).