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Burlington Community School District

Burlington Community School District is a unified school district in Iowa with a community population of 27,723. The median household income is $60,241 and the median age is 43.0.

27,723

Population

340

People / sq mi

$60,241

Median Income

43.0

Median Age

Burlington Community School District covers 81 sq mi of land at 340.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White83.2%
Black or African American0.3%
Asian57.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$60,241

Median Household Income

$35,417

Per Capita Income

10.4%

Poverty Rate

2.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$121,000

Median Home Value

$912

Median Rent

72.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.1%

High School+

23.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Burlington Community School District serves a community with a population of 27,723 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Iowa.

The median household income in Burlington Community School District is $60,241, with a per capita income of $35,417. The poverty rate is 10.4%.

Burlington Community School District is 83.2% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 57.7% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Burlington Community School District, 93.1% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 23.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Burlington Community School District is $121,000, with a median rent of $912. The homeownership rate is 72.8%.

Data for Burlington Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1905790).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.