Burlington County, New Jersey

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Burlington County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (155th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (109th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	467,805	9,343,809	334,922,499	155th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$108,111	$103,556	$80,734	109th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	40.1	38.9	1598th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.5%	43.6%	35.7%	212th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$354,000	$454,400	$332,700	400th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,745	$1,720	$1,413	120th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.6%	9.7%	12.5%	3059th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.3%	5.2%	1048th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	585.3	1,270.4	n/a	293rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.0%	23.9%	14.1%	331st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	506th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	63.8%	65.2%	1342nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.1	30.5	26.4	643rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.7%	16.8%	15.1%	292nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.3%	n/a	n/a	2958th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	49.8%	46.9%	1018th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.9%	n/a	n/a	111th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.6%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.9	66.4	61.4

Age in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	41.7	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	177,222	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	68.1%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.0%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.7%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,829	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.3%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.6%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.4%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.6%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.0%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	186,315	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.9%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.9%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,983	$9,590	n/a

Education in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	5.7%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.9%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.0%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.7%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.1%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.8%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.9%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Burlington County, New Jersey

Statistic	Burlington County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.6%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.2%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.5%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.3%	24.5%	16.7%

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