Burlington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 61,365 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Burlington is the 18th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities, Burlington isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Burlington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burlington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlington who work in office and administrative support (11.66%), management occupations (8.89%), and healthcare (7.60%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.76% 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. Burlington is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.In terms of college education, Burlington is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.56% of adults in Burlington have a college degree. The per capita income in Burlington in 2022 was $33,214, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,856 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 19.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
