Moving to Burlington, Wisconsin
Population: 9,936. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,148 (+12.2% change)
Males: 4,773 (48.0%), Females: 5,163 (52.0%)
Racine County
Zip code: 53105
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $43,365
Median house value: $128,400
Population by Race
Races in Burlington:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (51.4%), Irish (14.8%), English (8.4%), Polish (7.2%), Norwegian (6.9%), French (4.5%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Burlington
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Burlington city
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.6%
2.3% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +930 (+10.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Burlington:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (252 MCHENRY STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Burlington:
- LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 11 miles; WATERFORD, WI)
- AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burlington:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- ROCK CO (about 53 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burlington:
- BURLINGTON MUNI (about 2 miles; BURLINGTON, WI; Abbreviation: BUU)
- FOX RIVER (about 6 miles; ROCHESTER, WI; Abbreviation: 96C)
- GRAND GENEVA RESORT (about 10 miles; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Abbreviation: C02)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burlington:
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 29 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 32 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 33 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
Schools
Public high school in Burlington:
- BURLINGTON HI (Students: 1,361; Location: 400 MCCANNA PKWY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Burlington:
- CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 148 MCHENRY STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Burlington:
- NETTIE E KARCHER SCHOOL (Students: 567; Location: 225 ROBERT ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- DR EDWARD G DYER SCH (Students: 564; Location: 201 S KENDRICK AVE; Grades: 04 – 06)
- WHEATLAND CENTER EL (Students: 496; Location: 6606 368TH AVE; Grades: PK – 08)
- WALLER EL (Students: 348; Location: 195 GARDNER AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
- COOPER EL (Students: 330; Location: 249 CONKEY ST; Grades: PK – 04)
- WINKLER EL (Students: 195; Location: 34150 FULTON ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- LYONS CENTER (Students: 188; Location: 1622 MILL ST; Grades: KG – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Burlington:
- SAINT MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location: 225 W STATE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 198 WESTRIDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST CHARLES SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 449 CONKEY ST; Grades: KG – 8)
- EARLY LEARNING MORNING SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 852 N ENGLISH SETTLEMENT RD; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Burlington:
- BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $559,341; Location: 166 E. JEFFERSON ST.; 62,005 books; 2,367 audio materials; 1,788 video materials; 243 serial subscriptions)