Burlington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 59,287 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Burlington is the 18th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burlington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burlington is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlington who work in office and administrative support (13.10%), sales jobs (11.27%), and management occupations (7.28%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.35% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city of Burlington is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.In terms of college education, Burlington is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.67% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burlington in 2022 was $31,497, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,988 for a family of four. However, Burlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burlington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
