Burlington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 10,939 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burlington is the 88th largest community in Wisconsin.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 managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlington who work in sales jobs (11.40%), office and administrative support (11.09%), and management occupations (9.42%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.86% 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 percentage of people in Burlington who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.79% of adults in Burlington have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burlington in 2022 was $47,384, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,536 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
