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Population (year 2000): 9,736. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,791 (+0.6% change)
Males: 4,618 (47.4%), Females: 5,118 (52.6%)
Burlington County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $43,115 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,600 (year 2000)
Races in Burlington:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
- Black (26.6%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: Italian (17.3%), Irish (16.6%),
German (14.0%), Polish (9.8%), English (9.6%), United States
(2.4%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Burlington
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Burlington city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 45.7%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
6.2% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -227 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Burlington:
- TEMPLE LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BRISTOL,
PA)
- ZURBRUGG MEM HOSP - RANCOCAS VALLEY (about 4 miles;
WILLINGBORO, NJ)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-BURLINGTON COUNTY (about 7 miles;
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Burlington:
- TRENTON MERCER (about 14 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 20 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 30 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burlington:
- TOTAL RF (about 6 miles; BENSALEM, PA; ID: 00A)
- SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL (about 10 miles; MOUNT HOLLY,
NJ; ID: VAY)
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 10 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PNE)
Amtrak station near Burlington:
- 13 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Burlington:
- THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
- BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
NEWTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 4,840)
- THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; Ewing,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,176)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
- RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ;
FT enrollment: 4,201)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON
(about 20 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 21 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
Public high schools in Burlington:
- BURLINGTON TWP HIGH (Students: 1,040;
Location: 610 FOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BURLINGTON CITY HIGH (Students: 873;
Location: 100 DEWEY STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Burlington:
- LIFE CENTER ACADEMY (Students: 420; Location:
2045 BURLINGTON COLUMBUS RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- ST MARYS HALL (Students: 111; Location: 350
W. DELAWARE AVE.; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Burlington:
- FOUNTAIN WOODS ELEM SCH (Students: 1,270;
Location: 601 FOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 06)
- B. BERNICE YOUNG ELEM SCH (Students: 902;
Location: 1203 NECK ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
- THOMAS O. HOPKINS MIDDLE (Students: 591;
Location: 700 JACKSONVILLE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WILBUR WATTS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 338;
Location: HIGH STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
- SAMUEL SMITH (Students: 321; Location: 250
FARNER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- SPRINGSIDE (Students: 223; Location: 1508
MOUNT HOLLY ROAD; Grades: 02 - 02)
- CAPTAIN JAMES LAWRENCE (Students: 213;
Location: 315 BARCLAY ST.; Grades: KG - 03)
- ELIAS BOUDINOT (Students: 105; Location: WEST
PEARL & ELLIS STREETS; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Burlington:
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 367;
Location: 250 JAMES STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ALL SAINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 510 HIGH SCHOOL; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY LIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 102;
Location: 133 E UNION ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Burlington:
- LIBRARY COMPANY OF BURLINGTON (Operating
income: $139,752; Location: 23 W. UNION STREET; 22,894
books; 146 audio materials; 543 video materials; 67
serial subscriptions)
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