Burlington, New Jersey demographics

Burlington, NJ demographics: median age 40.3; 27.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Burlington city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3408920. The survey estimates a population of 9,993 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Burlington is 40.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 3,756 households (±254). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.3 ±2.2	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,994 ±322	20.0% ±3.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,379 ±373	23.8% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,147 ±512	41.5% ±5.1 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,473 ±210	14.7% ±2.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	5,272 ±424	52.8% ±4.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	4,721 ±424	47.2% ±4.2 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	4,357 ±458	43.6% ±4.6 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,816 ±552	38.2% ±5.5 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	115 ±107 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	335 ±248 · low precision	3.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,370 ±488	13.7% ±4.9 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,838 ±358	88.4% ±3.6 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,155 ±356	11.6% ±3.6 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,756
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,135 ±187	30.2% ±4.5 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	364 ±112	9.7% ±2.9 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	649 ±131	17.3% ±3.3 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,131 ±194	30.1% ±4.7 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	477 ±201	12.7% ±5.3 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,756
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,068 ±158	28.4% ±3.7 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,688 ±240	71.6% ±4.2 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,756
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,131 ±194	30.1% ±4.7 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,034 ±223	27.5% ±5.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	773 ±166	20.6% ±4.2 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	522 ±124	13.9% ±3.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	107 ±81 · low precision	2.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	74 ±65 · low precision	2.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	115 ±79 · low precision	3.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	8,631 ±452	86.4% ±4.5 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,362 ±452	13.6% ±4.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	8,307 ±431	87.0% ±4.3 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	570 ±259	6.0% ±2.7 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	74 ±66 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	34 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	140 ±122 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	132 ±97 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	24 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	72 ±63 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	39 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	151 ±144 · low precision	1.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,124
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	788 ±287	11.1% ±4.0 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,109 ±261	29.6% ±3.4 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,704 ±261	23.9% ±3.5 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	560 ±177	7.9% ±2.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,324 ±243	18.6% ±3.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	639 ±165	9.0% ±2.3 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	7,963 ±564	80.4% ±5.7 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	578 ±197	5.8% ±2.0 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	659 ±264	6.7% ±2.7 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	553 ±312 · low precision	5.6% ±3.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	149 ±173 · low precision	1.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.5% of Burlington residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burlington	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.5% ±2.2 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±1.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.9% ±2.4 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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