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North Carolina·Alamance County
18 tracts·58K people·$199K median·1,914/mi²
White 44 · Black 29 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 36 · Living alone 35 · Other 28
Health 38 · Retail 19 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 9 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · 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 $199,200 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Burlington has 59,610 residents across 12 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 44.3% White, 29.3% Black, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 2.8% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.4% (Census ACS).
Marvin B Smith Elementary (66%), Highland Elementary (52%) and R Homer Andrews Elementary (34%) lead the elementary schools; Broadview Middle (32%) and Turrentine Middle (32%) lead the middle schools; Walter M Williams High (46%), Alamance Virtual School (35%) and Hugh M Cummings High (24%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,051/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Burlington is $56,880 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Burlington, median rent is $1,051/month and the median home value is $199,200 (Census ACS).
Burlington reported 8.3 violent crimes and 37.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Burlington are ice storm (88), winter weather (83) and hail (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Burlington, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).