South Burlington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,814 people and two constituent neighborhoods, South Burlington is the eighth largest community in Vermont.

South Burlington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Burlington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Burlington who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.75%), management occupations (11.52%), and sales jobs (9.02%).

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

In addition, South Burlington is a college town. There are a lot of students in South Burlington attending college, and as a result South Burlington provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

South Burlington, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, South Burlington is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.10 minutes getting to work every day.

South Burlington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, South Burlington is a pretty powerful place. 46.02% of the adults in South Burlington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in South Burlington in 2000 was $25,290, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,160 for a family of four.

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

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