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Michigan·Genesee County
8 tracts·30K people·$142K median·1,263/mi²
White 77 · Black 11 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 36 · Other 33 · Living alone 31
Retail 36 · Health 19 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 22 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 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 Burton is $141,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Burton has 29,500 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.7; the population is 76.7% White, 10.6% Black, 7.4% Multiracial, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.1% (Census ACS).
Gladys Dillon Elementary School (32%), Burton Glen Charter Academy (29%) and West Bendle Elementary School (27%) lead the elementary schools; Bentley Middle School (12%) and Bendle Middle School (8%) lead the middle schools; Atherton Jr Sr High School is the high school with reported scores (10%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,009/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Burton is $60,052 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Burton, median rent is $1,009/month and the median home value is $141,600 (Census ACS).
Burton reported 8.3 violent crimes and 30.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 33 inches; snowfall averages 49 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Burton are tornado (94), cold wave (93) and strong wind (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Burton, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).