People QuickFacts Burlington Iowa Population, 2011 estimate 25,564 3,062,309 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 25,663 3,046,350 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.4% 0.5% Population, 2010 25,663 3,046,355 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.9% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.7% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 17.4% 14.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.9% 50.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 88.2% 91.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.2% 2.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.1% 5.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 86.3% 88.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 82.1% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.8% 4.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 3.1% 6.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 88.5% 89.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 16.9% 24.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.2 18.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 69.3% 73.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 21.8% 18.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $80,500 $119,200 Households, 2006-2010 10,905 1,215,954 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.33 2.40 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,986 $25,335 Median household income 2006-2010 $39,128 $48,872 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 16.6% 11.6%     Business QuickFacts Burlington Iowa Total number of firms, 2007 1,849 259,931 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6% 25.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 920,774 97,592,051 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 331,485 41,068,338 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 261,036 39,234,649 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,323 $13,172 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 63,374 4,737,719     Geography QuickFacts Burlington Iowa Land area in square miles, 2010 14.48 55,857.13 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,772.2 54.5 FIPS Code 09550 19 Counties Des Moines County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts