Burlington, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 38,897 (Urban population: 38,847, Rural population: 50 (all nonfarm))

Burlington, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,395 (15,885 occupied: 6,596 owner occupied, 9,289 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	58%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1552 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $772 (lower quartile is $566, upper quartile is $950)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $828

Median gross rent in Burlington, VT in 2007: $856

Housing units in Burlington with a mortgage: 3,420 (213 second mortgage, 479 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,569

Burlington,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $234,915 (it was $127,600 in 2000)

Burlington:	$234,915
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,777 - $349,709

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $290,590
Here: $290,590
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $293,435
Here: $293,435
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $322,871
Here: $322,871
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,157
Here: $259,157
State: $232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $255,505
Here: $255,505
State: $208,163

Mobile homes: $24,571
Here: $24,571
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,821

In family households: 21,142 (4,729 male householders, 2,393 female householders)
5,093 spouses, 7,309 children (6,718 natural, 313 adopted, 278 stepchildren), 339 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, 203 other relatives, 702 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,679 (3,984 male householders (2,375 living alone)), 4,763 female householders (3,267 living alone)), 4,932 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,068 (478 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,311 2-persons, 1,748 3-persons, 1,353 4-persons, 479 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,642 1-person, 2,109 2-persons, 539 3-persons, 264 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

3,751 married couples with children.
2,090 single-parent households (384 men, 1,706 women).

89.4% of residents of Burlington speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,140 (8.1%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Burlington, Vermont:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 208 4 rooms: 777 5 rooms: 1,362 6 rooms: 1,460 7 rooms: 1,114 8 rooms: 817 9 or more rooms: 804

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington, Vermont:
	1 room: 372 2 rooms: 1,167 3 rooms: 2,174 4 rooms: 2,678 5 rooms: 1,660 6 rooms: 765 7 rooms: 218 8 rooms: 93 9 or more rooms: 162

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 136
1995 to 1998: 359
1990 to 1994: 806
1980 to 1989: 1,692
1970 to 1979: 1,633
1960 to 1969: 1,810
1950 to 1959: 2,162
1940 to 1949: 1,441
1939 or earlier: 6,356

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Burlington:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 215 2 bedrooms: 1,742 3 bedrooms: 2,859 4 bedrooms: 1,422 5 or more bedrooms: 333

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington:
	no bedroom: 546 1 bedroom: 3,221 2 bedrooms: 3,473 3 bedrooms: 1,479 4 bedrooms: 347 5 or more bedrooms: 223

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Burlington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 325 1 vehicle: 2,425 2 vehicles: 3,009 3 vehicles: 662 4 vehicles: 121 5 or more vehicles: 54

Cars and other vehicles available in Burlington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,023 1 vehicle: 4,278 2 vehicles: 2,166 3 vehicles: 461 4 vehicles: 232 5 or more vehicles: 129

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Burlington, VT:

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 107
$125,000 to $149,999: 326
$150,000 to $174,999: 751
$175,000 to $199,999: 791
$200,000 to $249,999: 1600
$250,000 to $299,999: 1107
$300,000 to $399,999: 872
$400,000 to $499,999: 407
$500,000 to $749,999: 280
$750,000 to $999,999: 125
$1,000,000 or more: 61

Burlington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Burlington:

Less than $100: 175 people
$100 to $149: 116
$150 to $199: 201
$200 to $249: 239
$250 to $299: 247
$300 to $349: 239
$350 to $399: 159
$400 to $449: 184
$450 to $499: 221
$500 to $549: 269
$550 to $599: 522
$600 to $649: 524
$650 to $699: 549
$700 to $749: 621
$750 to $799: 677
$800 to $899: 1,268
$900 to $999: 844
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,162
$1,250 to $1,499: 437
$1,500 to $1,999: 311
$2,000 or more: 155
No cash rent: 150

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,345 1990 to 1994: 580 1985 to 1989: 305 1980 to 1984: 194 1975 to 1979: 147 1970 to 1974: 53 1970 to 1974: 143 1965 to 1969: 373

Burlington, VT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.1%
Number of people working at home: 655 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 909
5 to 9 minutes: 3825
10 to 14 minutes: 4611
15 to 19 minutes: 4232
20 to 24 minutes: 2763
25 to 29 minutes: 875
30 to 34 minutes: 1511
35 to 39 minutes: 216
40 to 44 minutes: 284
45 to 59 minutes: 537
60 to 89 minutes: 247
90 or more minutes: 183

Burlington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,016 (62%)
Carpooled: 2,499 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 666 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 112 (1%)
Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
Bicycle: 250 (1%)
Walked: 3,500 (17%)
Other means: 92 (0%)
Worked at home: 655 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2016
$10,000 to $14,999: 1225
$15,000 to $19,999: 1248
$20,000 to $24,999: 1417
$25,000 to $29,999: 1171
$30,000 to $34,999: 1218
$35,000 to $39,999: 1059
$40,000 to $44,999: 869
$45,000 to $49,999: 778
$50,000 to $59,999: 1151
$60,000 to $74,999: 1318
$75,000 to $99,999: 1316
$100,000 to $124,999: 467
$125,000 to $149,999: 226
$150,000 to $199,999: 170
$200,000 or more: 220

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 4366

English: 3530

French (except Basque): 3364

Other groups: 3302

French Canadian: 3043

German: 2274

Italian: 2058

United States or American: 1819

Polish: 1043

Scottish: 826

Yugoslavian: 677

Russian: 569

Scotch-Irish: 538

Swedish: 369

European: 344

Dutch: 285

British: 244

Canadian: 229

Arab:: 217

Norwegian: 211

Welsh: 196

Hungarian: 179

Armenian: 178

Greek: 169

Ukrainian: 168

Lebanese: 147

Subsaharan African:: 129

Austrian: 99

Serbian: 97

Eastern European: 94

Portuguese: 90

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 71

Slovak: 71

African: 68

Czechoslovakian: 65

Northern European: 60

Swiss: 59

Danish: 57

Czech: 55

Romanian: 40

Scandinavian: 34

Finnish: 32

Latvian: 32

Lithuanian: 30

Iranian: 26

Croatian: 25

Arab/Arabic: 25

Syrian: 23

Ghanian: 21

Haitian: 19

Belgian: 18

West Indian: 17

Estonian: 16

Somalian: 15

Slavic: 15

Nigerian: 13

Jamaican: 13

Other Arab: 12

Palestinian: 10

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Brazilian: 8

Albanian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Israeli: 6

Australian: 6

South African: 6

Other Subsaharan African: 6

British West Indian: 6

Slovene: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Bosnia and Herzegovina (21%)
Vietnam (13%)
Canada (13%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17520
Northeast: 12116
Midwest: 2219
South: 2059
West: 1507

39% of Burlington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 54
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 297
9th grade: 139
10th grade: 198
11th grade: 182
12th grade, no diploma: 240
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,428
Less than 1 year of college: 433
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,357
Associate degree: 587
Bachelor's degree: 2,880
Master's degree: 1,009
Professional school degree: 465
Doctorate degree: 359

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 109
7th and 8th grade: 428
9th grade: 310
10th grade: 200
11th grade: 188
12th grade, no diploma: 207
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,724
Less than 1 year of college: 548
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,400
Associate degree: 856
Bachelor's degree: 3,097
Master's degree: 1,213
Professional school degree: 292
Doctorate degree: 198

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,252
Black householders: $29,223
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,627
Asian householders: $23,466
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $73,122
Some other race householders: $24,375
Two or more races householders: $46,508
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,404

Burlington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Burlington household income for Black householders

Burlington household income for Two or more races householders

Burlington marital status for males

Burlington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $241,726
Black or African American householders: $207,115
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $179,500
Asian householders: $262,162
Some other race householders: $138,076
Two or more races householders: $262,346
Hispanic or Latino householders: $191,834

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,588
One, attached: 771
Two: 2,387
3 or 4: 2,849
5 to 9: 2,470
10 to 19: 927
20 to 49: 443
50 or more: 835
Mobile homes: 125

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,794

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Burlington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 276

Here:	9.4%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 162

Here:	10.7%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,399

Here:	17.7%
Vermont:	37.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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