Burlington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 22,876 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Burlington is the 78th largest community in Massachusetts.

Burlington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Burlington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlington who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.17%), sales jobs (12.19%), and management occupations (10.96%).

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.

In addition, Burlington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Burlington is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Burlington a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Burlington has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Burlington's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Burlington Information and Demographics

The population of Burlington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.62% of adults in Burlington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Burlington in 2000 was $30,732, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,928 for a family of four. However, Burlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burlington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burlington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Burlington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include Irish, Italian, English, French Canadian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Some people also speak Hindi.