Population

Burlington's current population is 28,073 people with 10,115 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 6.0% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.4% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 24.6 which is well below the state average of 43.9 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.13 persons. This area is not very family centric with 26.9% of the households being family households and with 14.6% having children in the home and 7.3% of the population being under 15 and an additional 44.9% being under 24. Another 25.7% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 13.5% between 45-64 years old leaving 8.5% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Burlington has a daytime employee population of 21,717 versus a permanent population of 28,073 meaning the daytime employee population is 77.4% of the permanent population living in the area and 61.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 59.4% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Burlington is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Burlington area are White 84.3%, Black 4.7%, Asian 6.1% and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Burlington, Vermont		Vermont	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Burlington
		Vermont
Latitude / Longitude:		44.475883, -73.212072
Radius		1 mile	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		28,073	60,687	641,845	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		26,382	56,971	626,054	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		27,973	60,448	643,915	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		28,760	62,299	648,931	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		6.0%	6.1%	2.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		24.6	30.2	43.9	38.8
Under 4 years old		2.7%	3.8%	4.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.4%	3.4%	4.8%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.3%	3.4%	5.3%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		44.9%	29.4%	13.5%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		25.7%	28.8%	23.3%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		7,227	17,473	149,496	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		13.5%	18.5%	28.2%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		3,783	11,232	181,273	83,512,738
65 years and over		8.5%	12.7%	20.5%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		2,396	7,727	131,299	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		7.3%	10.5%	14.5%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		2,049	6,401	93,043	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages