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Burlington, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burlington, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,487. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BURLINGTON-MA · Burlington, MA 1 ZIPs · 24,487 pop · #952/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $146,436
  • RANK-TOP #952/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Arlington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,487
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $740,600

Nearest income peer: Arlington, MA (+ $4,410 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Burlington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Burlington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Burlington, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,487
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$146,436
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $146,436 and home value $740,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Burlington as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Pembroke is the closest lower-income city and Sutton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Burlington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01803, is all of Burlington

There is no split to weigh here: 01803 holds every one of Burlington's 24,487 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Burlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,480 establishments, 40,471 employees , annual payroll $5,170,234k (~60 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01803 (1,480 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (241) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Burlington, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Burlington. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Burlington sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Cambridge and Somerville report less, while Arlington reports more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 46% below Burlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01803 24,487 $146,436 1,480 807
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Burlington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Burlington, .