Burlington, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burlington, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 75,761. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BURLINGTON-NC · Burlington, NC 2 ZIPs · 75,761 pop · #17713/25278 · Alamance County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $60,388
- RANK-LOWER #17713/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Graham
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 60% owners
- POP-SMALL 75,761
- SPREAD-MOD 27217→27215
- HOME-MID $216,550
Nearest income peer: Graham, NC (+ $2,386 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.
- Alamance · lowest
Alamance · lowest
$55,250 median HH income
- Burlington · this city
Burlington · this city
$60,388 median HH income
- Graham · near
Graham · near
$62,774 median HH income
- Snow Camp · near
Snow Camp · near
$68,807 median HH income
- Elon · near
Elon · near
$75,323 median HH income
- Mebane · highest
Mebane · highest
$79,819 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Burlington, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 30th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 75,761
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $60,388
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,388 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 27215.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,038 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within North Carolina, Supply is the closest lower-income city and Harmony the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Burlington.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Burlington differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 27217 has a median home value of $173,200, compared with $259,900 in 27215. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 12.1 points
27217 to 27215
27217 to 27215
27215 to 27217
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 27215 skews compact Burlington
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27215 covers about 51% of Burlington's 75,761 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Burlington
Citywide ZBP: 2,099 establishments, 37,212 employees , annual payroll $1,836,790k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27215 (1,568 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (366) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Burlington, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Alamance County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Burlington. See the Alamance County roll-up →
Burlington sits in the lower half of Alamance County on income: Graham, Mebane and Elon report more, and only Alamance reports less. Mebane marks the far end of that range at $79,819, 32% above Burlington.
Side-by-side: Compare 27215 vs 27217 →
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, .