The overall education level of Burlington is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Burlington in 2018 was $40,352, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,408 for a family of four. However, Burlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Burlington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Burlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlington include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
