Burlington city, IA

Des Moines County, IA

2022 population: 23,976 ( 1,687 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Population density: 1663.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,969	83.29%	9.8%
Black:	1,376	5.74%	23.4%
Indian:	8	0.03%	87.9%
Asian:	365	1.52%	75.5%
2+ races:	1,124	4.69%	75.9%
Hispanic:	1,103	4.60%	39.8%

Total non-White:	4,007	16.71%	13.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,173	-10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	486	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
25,663
22,142	86.28%
1,797	7.00%
66	0.26%
208	0.81%
639	2.49%
789	3.07%
3,521	13.72%

2000
26,817
24,433	91.11%
1,246	4.65%
92	0.34%
194	0.72%
326	1.22%
513	1.91%
2,384	8.89%

1990
27,208
25,511	93.76%
1,212	4.45%
19	0.07%
187	0.69%
n/a
279	1.03%
1,697	6.24%

1980
29,529
27,883	94.43%
962	3.26%
42	0.14%
167	0.57%
n/a
475	1.61%
1,646	5.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,291	-8.5
1,137	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a

-1,078	-4.0
687	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
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-2,372	-8.0
51	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington city, IA

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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
42.9
5,356	22.3%
18,620	77.7%
5,298	22.1%

11,207
2.11

6,351	56.7%
4,000	63.0%
1,186	18.7%
4,856	43.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
6,082	23.7%
19,581	76.3%
4,454	17.4%

10,938
2.30

6,693	61.2%
4,580	68.4%
1,012	15.1%
4,245	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
6,472	24.1%
20,345	75.9%
4,652	17.3%

11,167
2.34

7,196	64.4%
5,573	77.4%
804	11.2%
3,971	35.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
7,037	25.9%
20,171	74.1%
4,660	17.1%

11,044
2.42

7,404	67.0%
5,839	78.9%
901	12.2%
3,640	33.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
8,321	28.2%
21,208	71.8%
4,622	15.7%

11,285
2.57

7,879	69.8%
6,605	83.8%
653	8.3%
3,406	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Burlington city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	695	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	937	8.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	416	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	502	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	537	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	695	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	700	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	442	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	518	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	959	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,018	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,436	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	882	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	470	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	502	4.5%
$200,000 or more	498	4.4%

Median Household Income	51,628
Per Capita Income	33,842

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	796	7.1%
Public Assistance	262	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,060	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,416	70.3%
Unemployed	398	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,814	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,574	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,375	3,267	57.2%
Non-Profit	185	797	18.8%
Self-Employed	596	342	63.5%

Local Government	385	636	37.7%
State Government	120	301	28.5%
Federal Government	14	34	29.2%

Total Private + Self	4,971	3,609	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	704	1,768	28.5%
Total	5,675	5,377	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,249	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,052	18.6%
Professional, Technical	2,531	22.9%
Service Occupations	1,919	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	74	0.7%
All others	3,310	29.9%

White Collar		52.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,233	20.2%
Health care and social assistance	1,684	15.2%
Retail trade	1,553	14.0%
Educational services	1,119	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	1,079	9.8%
Construction	682	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	467	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	388	3.5%
Other services	383	3.5%
Finance and insurance	291	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	262	2.4%
Public administration	198	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	174	1.6%
Wholesale trade	151	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	139	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	0.8%
Utilities	75	0.7%
Information	71	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	855	3.57%
Puerto Rican	67	0.28%
Cuban	21	0.09%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	32	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	32	0.13%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	19	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	19	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	109	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	249	1.04%
Chinese	50	0.21%
Filipino	41	0.17%
Thai	12	0.05%
Korean	12	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,855	95.8%
Spanish	446	2.0%
Other Asian	215	0.9%
Other Indo-European	76	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	0.2%
German, other Germanic	45	0.2%
Arabic	37	0.2%
Chinese	33	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,053	29.4%
Irish	3,294	13.7%
English	2,336	9.7%
American	1,557	6.5%
Swedish	823	3.4%
Italian	574	2.4%
Dutch	554	2.3%
French	383	1.6%
Scottish	356	1.5%
Norwegian	343	1.4%
European	330	1.4%
Danish	290	1.2%
Welsh	212	0.9%
Polish	200	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	183	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,555	98.2%
Not a citizen	421	1.8%

Native	23,323	97.3%
Foreign-born	653	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
319	1.9%	1,015	6.0%	6,011	35.6%	5,914	35.0%	2,285	13.5%	1,340	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	319	1.9%
9-12 Years	1,015	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,011	35.6%
Some College	5,914	35.0%
Bach. Degree	2,285	13.5%
Grad Degree	1,340	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +497	R +4	R + 0.3%
D +493
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	6,307	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,913	47.1%	332	2.6%	12,552	-6	0	0.74%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,814	47.8%	Donald Trump (R)	5,416	44.6%	922	7.6%	12,152	-7	-1	0.78%

2020 President, Burlington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,307

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,913

47.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

183

1.5%

Other

149

1.2%

TOTAL

12,552

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Burlington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,814

47.8%

Donald Trump (R)

5,416

44.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

417

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

Other

406

3.3%

TOTAL

12,152

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Burlington city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	67%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	6,560	53.2%	Joni Ernst* (R)	5,198	42.2%	573 [+]	4.6%	12,331	-10	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 389 (3.2%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 165 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.2%);
2018	G	51%	Fred Hubbell (D)	5,551	58.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	3,766	39.6%	191 [+]	2.0%	9,508	-11	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 133 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 54 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2016	S3	63%	Charles Grassley* (R)	5,970	50.3%	Patty Judge (D)	5,384	45.4%	505 [+]	4.3%	11,859	-10	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 332 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 173 (1.5%);
2014	S2	45%	Bruce Braley (D)	4,760	55.1%	Joni Ernst (R)	3,551	41.1%	332 [+]	3.8%	8,643	-11	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 174 (2.0%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 57 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 49 (0.6%); Bob Quast (I) 44 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
2014	G	45%	Terry Branstad* (R)	4,253	49.1%	Jack Hatch (D)	4,180	48.3%	225 [+]	2.6%	8,658	-10	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 89 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 85 (1.0%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 47 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,407
Median Value	$111,600

Occupied	11,207	90.3%
Vacant	1,200	9.7%

Owned	7,489	66.8%
Rented	3,718	33.2%
Median Rent	$902

Single-Family Units	9,801	79.0%
Detached	9,269	74.7%
Attached	532	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,475	11.9%
Mobile Homes	82	0.7%

Burlington city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Burlington city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Burlington city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Burlington city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Burlington city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Burlington city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Burlington city, IA