2024 population: 183,040 ( 11,564 from 2020)
Land area: 423.5 square miles
Population density: 432.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	104,722	57.21%	0.2%
Black:	39,577	21.62%	13.1%
Indian:	698	0.38%	4.8%
Asian:	4,239	2.32%	39.0%
2+ races:	4,163	2.27%	32.4%
Hispanic:	29,641	16.19%	20.3%

Total non-White:	78,318	42.79%	17.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,195	11.9
Deaths:	8,628	12.6
Net Migration:	9,500	13.9
Net Immigration:	2,326	3.4

Change in White population:	-258	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,822	6.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
171,476
104,980	61.22%
35,002	20.41%
666	0.39%
3,050	1.78%
3,145	1.83%
24,633	14.37%
66,496	38.78%

2010
151,131
101,718	67.30%
27,985	18.52%
542	0.36%
1,861	1.23%
2,175	1.44%
16,639	11.01%
49,413	32.70%

2000
130,800
94,768	72.45%
24,356	18.62%
388	0.30%
1,167	0.89%
1,155	0.88%
8,835	6.75%
36,032	27.55%

1990
108,213
86,130	79.59%
20,767	19.19%
334	0.31%
260	0.24%
n/a
722	0.67%
22,083	20.41%

1980
99,319
79,421	79.97%
18,862	18.99%
116	0.12%
250	0.25%
n/a
647	0.65%
19,898	20.03%

1970
96,362
78,899	81.88%
17,053	17.70%
85	0.09%
38	0.04%
n/a
263	0.27%
17,463	18.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,914	11.2
14,756	9.8
15,511	10.3
701	0.5

3,262	2.2
17,083	11.3

Number	Rate
2000's
17,491	13.4
12,555	9.6
10,585	8.1
4,837	3.7

6,950	5.3
13,381	10.2

Number	Rate
1990's
15,654	14.5
11,719	10.8
10,093	9.3
676	0.6

8,638	8.0
13,949	12.9

Number	Rate
1980's
13,045	13.1
9,691	9.8
5,969	6.0
n/a

6,709	6.8
2,185	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,211	-3.3
n/a

522	0.5
2,435	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
38.9
39,209	21.4%
143,831	78.6%
30,353	16.6%

70,062
2.44

45,428	64.8%
32,213	70.9%
5,233	11.5%
24,634	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
35,443	23.5%
115,688	76.5%
22,081	14.6%

59,960
2.45

39,848	66.5%
28,313	71.1%
4,917	12.3%
20,112	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
31,153	23.8%
99,647	76.2%
18,404	14.1%

51,722
2.46

35,769	69.2%
27,208	76.1%
3,782	10.6%
15,953	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
23,898	22.1%
84,315	77.9%
15,852	14.6%

42,798
2.46

31,073	72.6%
24,821	79.9%
2,495	8.0%
11,725	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
26,036	26.2%
73,283	73.8%
11,354	11.4%

36,013
2.70

28,201	78.3%
23,285	82.6%
2,123	7.5%
7,812	21.7%

2024 Housing Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,533	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,312	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,711	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,656	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,121	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,190	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,567	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,801	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,778	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,949	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,958	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,283	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,904	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,889	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,100	7.3%
$200,000 or more	4,310	6.2%

Median Household Income	65,651
Per Capita Income	34,547

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,414	3.4%
Public Assistance	2,474	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,094	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	67,425	71.3%
Unemployed	3,448	3.6%
In Armed Forces	73	0.1%

Total Labor Force	70,946	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	23,585	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,081	26,983	54.3%
Non-Profit	1,905	4,609	29.2%
Self-Employed	4,891	2,640	64.9%

Local Government	2,595	2,893	47.3%
State Government	1,956	3,756	34.2%
Federal Government	330	500	39.8%

Total Private + Self	36,972	29,623	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,786	11,758	36.6%
Total	43,758	41,381	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%
Pct. Private + Self	78.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,678	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,438	20.5%
Professional, Technical	17,674	20.7%
Service Occupations	14,319	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	155	0.2%
All others	22,084	25.9%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,204	16.7%
Manufacturing	12,214	14.3%
Retail trade	10,358	12.2%
Educational services	8,735	10.3%
Construction	6,603	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	6,184	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,222	5.0%
Other services	4,075	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,479	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,330	3.9%
Finance and insurance	3,229	3.8%
Public administration	2,838	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,825	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,109	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,100	1.3%
Information	844	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	382	0.4%
Utilities	358	0.4%
Management	93	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,228	9.17%
Puerto Rican	1,727	0.98%
Cuban	444	0.25%
Dominican	596	0.34%

Total Central American	5,020	2.84%
Costa Rican	258	0.15%
Guatemalan	375	0.21%
Honduran	934	0.53%
Nicaraguan	84	0.05%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	3,365	1.90%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,646	0.93%
Argentinean	82	0.05%
Bolivian	12	0.01%
Chilean	64	0.04%
Colombian	408	0.23%
Ecuadorian	447	0.25%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	184	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	445	0.25%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,351	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,161	0.66%
Vietnamese	444	0.25%
Chinese	364	0.21%
Laotian	330	0.19%
Filipino	323	0.18%
Korean	135	0.08%
Burmese	133	0.08%
Thai	113	0.06%
Japanese	37	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	140,924	84.5%
Spanish	21,290	12.8%
Other Indo-European	1,295	0.8%
Other Asian	947	0.6%
Other	610	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	322	0.2%
German, other Germanic	314	0.2%
Tagalog	268	0.2%
Arabic	266	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	22,232	12.6%
German	15,188	8.6%
Irish	12,511	7.1%
American	10,663	6.0%
Italian	4,587	2.6%
Scottish	4,190	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	3,972	2.2%
Polish	2,002	1.1%
European	1,841	1.0%
French	1,674	0.9%
African	1,062	0.6%
Dutch	991	0.6%
Swedish	908	0.5%
Welsh	754	0.4%
Ukrainian	531	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	166,631	94.2%
Not a citizen	10,262	5.8%

Native	160,052	90.5%
Foreign-born	16,841	9.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,861	4.1%	8,357	7.0%	33,435	27.9%	38,685	32.3%	22,917	19.1%	11,459	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,861	4.1%
9-12 Years	8,357	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,435	27.9%
Some College	38,685	32.3%
Bach. Degree	22,917	19.1%
Grad Degree	11,459	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	123,074	118,156	4,918	4.0%
1991	124,512	117,100	7,412	6.0%
1992	125,256	118,394	6,862	5.5%
1993	125,684	120,030	5,654	4.5%
1994	126,776	122,314	4,462	3.5%
1995	128,706	123,938	4,768	3.7%
1996	132,686	127,932	4,754	3.6%
1997	135,216	130,538	4,678	3.5%
1998	134,856	130,924	3,932	2.9%
1999	136,312	132,896	3,416	2.5%

2000	138,808	134,412	4,396	3.2%
2001	138,084	130,304	7,780	5.6%
2002	139,036	128,592	10,444	7.5%
2003	141,284	130,672	10,612	7.5%
2004	139,654	130,378	9,276	6.6%
2005	138,500	129,610	8,890	6.4%
2006	139,816	131,590	8,226	5.9%
2007	140,498	132,812	7,686	5.5%
2008	142,946	133,768	9,178	6.4%
2009	144,170	126,636	17,534	12.2%

2010	154,166	137,572	16,594	10.8%
2011	155,320	140,362	14,958	9.6%
2012	157,282	143,552	13,730	8.7%
2013	154,796	143,878	10,918	7.1%
2014	153,652	145,190	8,462	5.5%
2015	154,412	146,252	8,160	5.3%
2016	157,388	149,928	7,460	4.7%
2017	159,642	152,836	6,806	4.3%
2018	161,734	155,508	6,226	3.8%
2019	165,982	159,814	6,168	3.7%

2020	160,914	149,250	11,664	7.2%
2021	162,046	154,128	7,918	4.9%
2022	166,348	160,174	6,174	3.7%
2023	171,668	165,840	5,828	3.4%
2024	172,118	165,954	6,164	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	77,073
Median Value	$241,500

Occupied	70,062	90.9%
Vacant	7,011	9.1%

Owned	45,543	65.0%
Rented	24,519	35.0%
Median Rent	$1,064

Single-Family Units	53,060	68.8%
Detached	50,549	65.6%
Attached	2,511	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,531	13.7%
Mobile Homes	8,874	11.5%

Burlington, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Burlington, NC Metro Area