Burke is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 57,651 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Burke is the 13th largest community in Virginia.

Burke is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Burke is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burke who work in management occupations (15.71%), office and administrative support jobs (14.09%), and computer science and math (9.70%).

Also of interest is that Burke has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Burke, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One thing noticeable about Burke, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Burke is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Burke a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Burke is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Burke is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Burke really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Burke perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Burke is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Burke, the average commute to work is 33.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Even though Burke is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Burke Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Burke. 59.04% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Burke in 2000 was $34,936, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,744 for a family of four. However, Burke contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burke is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burke home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Burke is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Burke include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Burke's cultural character, accounting for 20.28% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Burke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.