Burlington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 44,595 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Burlington is the largest community in Vermont. Burlington has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Burlington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Vermont, but Burlington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Burlington is also a city of artists. Burlington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Burlington’s character.

Also of interest is that Burlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Burlington is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Burlington culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Burlington really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Burlington every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Burlington. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Burlington benefits directly from this.

Burlington, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Burlington use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Burlington‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Burlington is a pretty powerful place. 60.29% of the adults in Burlington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Burlington in 2022 was $37,789, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,156 for a family of four. However, Burlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burlington is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Serbo-Croatian.