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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Burlington is $38,534, which is higher than the state average of $29,535 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. South Burlington median household income is $67,396, which has grown by 30.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.27% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Burlington residents spend 15.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #9

South Burlington, VT	38,534 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	36,653 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	42,404 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	32,031 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #10

South Burlington, VT	67,396 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	85,614 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #31

South Burlington, VT	30.70%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Burlington, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	38.36%	$15,537, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.78%	$19,690, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.96%	$1,785, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.53%	$23,864, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	91,085 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Burlington, VT	104,298 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$69,328, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$61,364, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$136,618, see rank	$50,410	$42,396
Asian	$55,347, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
One Race, Other	$41,467, see rank	$55,586	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,444, see rank	$43,119	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$41,650, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$84,685, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,755, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$44,947, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,408, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	7,325, 47.54%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,743, 78.40%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.27%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,723, 78.13%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,367, 93.78%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	356, 6.22%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,582, 21.60%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	8,083, 52.46%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,181, 64.10%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,181, 64.10%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,026, 97.01%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	155, 2.99%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,902, 35.90%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,066, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,901, 78.49%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	880, 8.74%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	193, 1.92%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	340, 3.38%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	161, 1.60%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	591, 5.87%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Burlington, VT	15.2 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,393	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	5,367, 51.64%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,694, 50.20%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	678, 12.63%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	904, 16.84%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	179, 3.34%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	756, 14.09%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	5,026, 48.36%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,886, 57.42%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	946, 18.82%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,120, 22.28%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74, 1.47%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Burlington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,393, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 0.23%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	235, 2.26%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,186, 11.41%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	255, 2.45%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	936, 9.01%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	436, 4.20%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	298, 2.87%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	618, 5.95%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	939, 9.03%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,550, 34.16%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	944, 9.08%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	523, 5.03%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	449, 4.32%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Burlington, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,080	5.97%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	218	4.79%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.