Burlington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 17,318 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burlington is the 24th largest community in Kentucky. Burlington real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Burlington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burlington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burlington is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlington who work in office and administrative support (14.30%), management occupations (10.57%), and sales jobs (8.41%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Burlington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.42% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Burlington is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.23% of adults in Burlington have a college degree. The per capita income in Burlington in 2022 was $40,781, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,124 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 describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
