People QuickFacts Burlington North Carolina Population, 2011 estimate 50,925 9,656,401 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 50,201 9,535,475 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.4% 1.3% Population, 2010 49,963 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.2% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.7% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.2% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 57.6% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 28.0% 21.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.1% 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.4% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.0% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 52.2% 65.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 78.1% 83.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.5% 7.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.4% 10.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.7% 83.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 23.5% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.7 23.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 56.7% 68.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 27.8% 16.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $124,600 $149,100 Households, 2006-2010 20,532 3,626,179 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.33 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,476 $24,745 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,482 $45,570 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 21.3% 15.5%     Business QuickFacts Burlington North Carolina Total number of firms, 2007 4,556 798,791 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.9% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.5% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,000,988 205,867,299 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 318,694 88,795,885 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,216,860 114,578,173 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $24,678 $12,641 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 151,811 16,126,939     Geography QuickFacts Burlington North Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 25.17 48,617.91 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,985.1 196.1 FIPS Code 09060 37 Counties Alamance County Guilford 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