Burlington, New York
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Population change since 2000: +5.1%
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| Males: 593 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 547 |  (48.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13315.
| Burlington: | $70,796 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,400 (it was $15,184 in 2000)
Burlington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,068 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
| Burlington: | $163,068 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $228,779; detached houses: $247,959; townhouses or other attached units: $313,844; in 2-unit structures: $212,590; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $357,277; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $928,498; mobile homes: $87,717
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burlington, NY
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- 1,10296.7%White alone
- 161.4%Two or more races
- 100.9%Black alone
- 90.8%Hispanic
- 30.3%Asian alone
Races in Burlington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Irish (16.6%), English (16.4%), German (14.3%), United States (9.8%), Dutch (7.5%), Welsh (6.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1542 feet
Land area: 45.0 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
15 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.4% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Burlington town: | 1.8% ($1,244) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY 
(25.9 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (128.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (145.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Exeter, NY (2.2 miles ),
), Plainfield, NY (2.6 miles ),
), Hartwick, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Otsego, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Latitude: 42.73 N, Longitude: 75.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 607
| Here: | 4.7% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Finance & insurance (17.2%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Educational services (8.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.1%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.5%)
- Food (3.6%)
- Construction (13.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.9%)
- Finance & insurance (6.6%)
- Health care (5.9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.3%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Food (4.6%)
- Finance & insurance (29.7%)
- Health care (19.9%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.5%)
- Pharmacies & drug stores (2.7%)
- Social assistance (2.7%)
- Personal & laundry services (2.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Carpenters (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.6%)
- Carpenters (6.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Construction laborers (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.3%)
- Other financial specialists (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
Average climate in Burlington, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Burlington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the Burlington town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Burlington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 143.0 miles away from Burlington center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 141.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 24.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 364.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 186.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Otsego County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burlington:
- SUNY Oneonta (about 19 miles; Oneonta, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,081)
- Colgate University (about 21 miles; Hamilton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,094)
- Herkimer County Community College (about 23 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,774)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 25 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Morrisville State College (about 27 miles; Morrisville, NY; FT enrollment: 2,823)
- Utica College (about 27 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (about 33 miles; Cobleskill, NY; FT enrollment: 2,455)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Burlington: Beverly Inn Corners (A), Salo's Tree Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Burlington include: United Methodist Church (A), Burlington Flats Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church of Burlington (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), Church of Christ (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Burlington Cemetery (1), Peck Cemetery (2), Burlington Flats Cemetery (3), Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery (4), Quaker Cemetery (5), Butternut Valley Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Zimmerman Pond (A), Cranberry Bog (B), Gardner Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fly Brook (A), Dundee Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Cedric Jackson - College basketball player (St. John's Red Storm).
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.6% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Burlington:
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Burlington:
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.7 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Burlington, NY (based on Otsego County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 11,599 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,637 | 69 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,829 | 26 |
| Other | 1,094 | 9 |
| Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
| None | 38,075 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
| This county: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| Otsego County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 35
| This county: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 62
| This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.7% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 24.6% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.6% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Burlington:
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDOS (730 AM; 1 kW; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Burlington:
- WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
- WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
- WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSKS (97.9 FM; WHITESBORO, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WRBY (102.5 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKLL (94.9 FM; FRANKFORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WFRG-FM (104.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WZOZ (103.1 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Burlington:
- W29BJ (Channel 29; BURLINGTON, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
- WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
- W59AU (Channel 59; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CING.COUNCIL,CENTRAL N. Y.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 66ft / 20.2mTotal length
- $7,752,000Total costs
- 5,238Total average daily traffic
- 341Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,634Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Burlington)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Lat: 42.713889 Lon: -75.145556, Call Sign: WPUE518,
Assigned Frequencies: 453.887 MHz, 458.887 MHz, Grant Date: 01/29/2022, Expiration Date: 02/15/2032, Certifier: Roy Althiser, Registrant: Otsego County 911 Communications, 172 County Highway 33w, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Phone: (607) 547-4292, Fax: (607) 547-7529, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- Edmeston, 221 Clock Rd (Lat: 42.715278 Lon: -75.143167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, Call Sign: WQHL854,
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz, Grant Date: 09/05/2007, Expiration Date: 09/05/2017, Cancellation Date: 02/26/2014, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- BURLINGTON, 2 Mi Ene Of (Lat: 42.713944 Lon: -75.145417), Overall height: 63.4 m, Call Sign: WGW490,
Assigned Frequencies: 3710.00 MHz, 3730.00 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 3790.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 3870.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 3950.00 MHz, 3970.00 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 10/31/2008, Certifier: Karen Zacharia, Registrant: Mci Communications Services, Inc., 2400 N. Glenville Drive, Dept/Loc 71216/107, Richardson, TX 75082, Phone: (972) 729-6406, Fax: (972) 729-2690, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.5%Wood
- 12.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.2%Electricity
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 79.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.2%Wood
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.1%Electricity
- 4.1%Coal or coke
Burlington compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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