Burlington, NJ Population

Overview

9,800

Total Population

40.3

Median age

49.65%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,167

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Burlington's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Burlington is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Burlington's population under 18 was 24.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Burlington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Burlington, 20.22% were under the age of 15, 17.21% aged 15 to 29, 49.29% aged 30 to 64, 11.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 less females than males in Burlington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.65% females and 50.35% males in Burlington, NJ.
The Burlington, NJ gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 576.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 441.

Burlington's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Burlington population: 51.82% are White, 30.90% are Black or African American, 2.54% are Asian, 2.70% are some other race and 12.04% are multiracial.
Burlington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,167 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,633 (88.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Burlington is White with a population of 5,078 (51.82% of the total population).

Burlington's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,016 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Burlington's population increased by 285 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Burlington's population decreased by 203 (2.04%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Burlington's population was lowest in year 2009 at 9,334.