Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County has a population of 467,805 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $354,000, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $108,111.

Home price
$354,000
Income
$108,111
Population
467,805
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$354,000county
Median gross rent$1,745county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,262county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,810county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,520county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,170county
Home insurance / yr$1,421(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living115.1(statewide)
Median household income$108,111county
Family health premium / yr$27,491(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,155(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.029(statewide)
Poverty rate6.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.7%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$87,360county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.26%county
Top state income tax10.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport241950county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station8.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths23.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher42.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.3%county
Public schools in the county128county
Public school enrollment68892county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible32.4%county
Elementary schools74county
Middle schools29county
High schools20county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population467,805county
Land area in square miles799county
People per square mile of land585.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores70county
Convenience stores82county
Share living far from a food store26.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.4%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.0%county
Second languages14.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents66county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in13,139county
Households that moved away12,472county
Average income of arriving households$76,228county
Average income of departing households$79,772county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,624county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.7%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.5 incounty
Annual snowfall16.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing98 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh20.4¢county
Household electricity use633 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.34(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas70.1%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband94.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.4county
Coastal flood risk79.0county
Drought risk72.3county
Landslide risk61.1county
Hail risk32.7county
Earthquake risk92.0county
Tornado risk78.2county
Tropical cyclone risk88.8county
Extreme heat risk93.8county
Winter weather risk98.5county
Strong wind risk99.0county
Wildfire risk92.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Burlington County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Jersey figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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