Burlington-South Burlington Vermont Household Income

The Census ACS 1-year survey reports that the median household income for the Burlington-South Burlington Vermont metro area was $81,852 in 2021, the latest figures available. Burlington median household income is $9,421 higher than the median Vermont household income and $12,135 greater than the US median household income. 2022 metro income data (including Burlington median household income) will be released in September of 2023. Median family and per capita income for Burlington-South Burlington are shown below.

Note: 2020 data is interpolated as the ACS release for the year was incomplete due to data gathering issues related to the pandemic.

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Real Median Household Income for Burlington Vermont

	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$69,717	-1.64%	+4.32%
Vermont	$72,431	+2.19%	+10.44%
Burlington	$81,852	-0.23%	+6.17%

Trends in Burlington, VT Real Median Household Income since 2005

The current median household income for Burlington is $81,852. Real median household income peaked in 2020 at $82,041 and is now $189 (0.23%) lower.

Real Median Household Income: Burlington, Vermont, National

Historical Inflation Adjusted Median Household Income for Burlington

Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$69,717	$72,431	$81,852
2020	$70,877	$70,878	$82,041
2019	$69,638	$66,765	$79,385
2018	$66,828	$65,582	$77,094
2017	$66,687	$63,567	$69,808
2016	$65,052	$65,119	$74,931
2015	$63,784	$65,173	$76,400
2014	$61,468	$62,051	$70,965
2013	$60,869	$61,251	$72,253
2012	$60,732	$62,630	$71,984
2011	$60,969	$63,714	$73,366
2010	$62,323	$61,526	$68,166
2009	$63,573	$65,341	$73,697
2008	$65,632	$65,727	$76,317
2007	$66,465	$65,374	$74,507
2006	$65,267	$64,208	$72,725
2005	$64,310	$63,537	$72,289

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	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$69,717	+2.96%	+12.56%
Vermont	$72,431	+6.96%	+19.17%
Burlington	$81,852	+4.43%	+14.56%

Burlington Family Income

The ACS 1-year data shows the median family income for Burlington was $103,137 in 2021. Compared to the median Vermont family income, Burlington median family income is $12,581 higher. As with the median household income data, 2022 family income data for Burlington will be released in September of 2023.

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Real Median Family Income for Burlington Vermont

	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$85,806	-1.68%	+4.09%
Vermont	$90,556	-0.56%	+4.32%
Burlington	$103,137	-2.04%	+4.25%

Trends in Burlington, VT Real Median Family Income since 2005

The current median family income for Burlington is $103,137. Real median family income peaked in 2020 at $105,287 and is now $2,150 (2.04%) lower.

Real Median Family Income: Burlington, Vermont, National

Historical Inflation Adjusted Median Family Income for Burlington

Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$85,806	$90,556	$103,137
2020	$87,269	$91,070	$105,287
2019	$85,780	$88,445	$103,901
2018	$82,434	$86,805	$98,935
2017	$81,669	$82,260	$93,361
2016	$80,231	$84,457	$97,294
2015	$78,061	$86,450	$100,866
2014	$75,505	$76,930	$91,460
2013	$74,593	$79,662	$95,377
2012	$73,920	$78,082	$92,031
2011	$74,192	$79,908	$93,112
2010	$75,477	$77,925	$90,813
2009	$77,322	$80,361	$90,451
2008	$79,933	$80,024	$90,776
2007	$80,131	$80,640	$91,849
2006	$78,838	$78,349	$90,123
2005	$77,647	$79,508	$93,381

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	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$85,806	+2.92%	+12.31%
Vermont	$90,556	+4.08%	+12.56%
Burlington	$103,137	+2.53%	+12.48%

Burlington Per Capita Income

The ACS 1-year survey shows the per capita income for Burlington was $43,108 in 2021. Compared to the median Vermont per capita income, Burlington median per capita income is $3,092 higher. As with the median household and median family income numbers above, 2022 per capita income data for Burlington will be released in September of 2023.

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Real Per Capita Income for Burlington Vermont

	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$38,332	-1.03%	+5.01%
Vermont	$40,016	+0.98%	+9.22%
Burlington	$43,108	+0.94%	+11.79%

Trends in Burlington, VT Real Per Capita Income since 2005

At $43,108, the per capita income for Burlington was at a new inflation adjusted high in 2021.

Real Per Capita Income: Burlington, Vermont, National

Historical Real Per Capita Income for Burlington

Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$38,332	$40,016	$43,108
2020	$38,730	$39,627	$42,708
2019	$37,803	$37,835	$40,797
2018	$36,503	$36,637	$38,562
2017	$35,807	$35,858	$39,944
2016	$35,145	$35,944	$38,964
2015	$34,284	$35,698	$38,689
2014	$33,094	$33,426	$36,733
2013	$32,833	$33,942	$38,482
2012	$32,297	$34,069	$36,543
2011	$32,243	$33,911	$38,019
2010	$32,452	$33,469	$37,188
2009	$33,430	$34,102	$36,416
2008	$34,802	$34,764	$37,937
2007	$34,959	$35,021	$37,558
2006	$34,036	$33,698	$35,366
2005	$34,817	$35,421	$40,285

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	2021	1 Year Change	3 Year Change
US	$38,332	+3.59%	+13.30%
Vermont	$40,016	+5.70%	+17.85%
Burlington	$43,108	+5.65%	+20.62%

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Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$69,717	$72,431	$81,852
2020	$67,714	$67,716	$78,380
2019	$65,712	$63,001	$74,909
2018	$61,937	$60,782	$71,452
2017	$60,336	$57,513	$63,160
2016	$57,617	$57,677	$66,367
2015	$55,775	$56,990	$66,807
2014	$53,657	$54,166	$61,947
2013	$52,250	$52,578	$62,022
2012	$51,371	$52,977	$60,889
2011	$50,502	$52,776	$60,771
2010	$50,046	$49,406	$54,738
2009	$50,221	$51,618	$58,219
2008	$52,029	$52,104	$60,499
2007	$50,740	$49,907	$56,879
2006	$48,451	$47,665	$53,988
2005	$46,242	$45,686	$51,979

Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$85,806	$90,556	$103,137
2020	$83,375	$87,007	$100,590
2019	$80,944	$83,458	$98,043
2018	$76,401	$80,452	$91,694
2017	$73,891	$74,426	$84,470
2016	$71,062	$74,805	$86,175
2015	$68,260	$75,595	$88,201
2014	$65,910	$67,154	$79,838
2013	$64,030	$68,382	$81,871
2012	$62,527	$66,047	$77,846
2011	$61,455	$66,190	$77,127
2010	$60,609	$62,575	$72,924
2009	$61,082	$63,483	$71,454
2008	$63,366	$63,438	$71,961
2007	$61,173	$61,561	$70,118
2006	$58,526	$58,163	$66,903
2005	$55,832	$57,170	$67,145

Date	US	Vermont	Burlington
2021	$38,332	$40,016	$43,108
2020	$37,002	$37,859	$40,802
2019	$35,672	$35,702	$38,497
2018	$33,831	$33,956	$35,740
2017	$32,397	$32,443	$36,140
2016	$31,128	$31,836	$34,511
2015	$29,979	$31,216	$33,831
2014	$28,889	$29,178	$32,065
2013	$28,184	$29,136	$33,033
2012	$27,319	$28,818	$30,911
2011	$26,708	$28,089	$31,492
2010	$26,059	$26,876	$29,862
2009	$26,409	$26,940	$28,768
2008	$27,589	$27,559	$30,074
2007	$26,688	$26,735	$28,672
2006	$25,267	$25,016	$26,254
2005	$25,035	$25,469	$28,967

Burlington-South Burlington Vermont Household Income

Real Median Household Income for Burlington Vermont

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Nominal Median Household Income for Burlington Vermont

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Burlington Family Income

Real Median Family Income for Burlington Vermont

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Historical Inflation Adjusted Median Family Income for Burlington

Nominal Median Family Income for Burlington Vermont

Trends in Burlington, VT Nominal Family Income since 2005

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Historical Nominal Median Family Income for Burlington

Burlington Per Capita Income

Real Per Capita Income for Burlington Vermont

Trends in Burlington, VT Real Per Capita Income since 2005

Real Per Capita Income: Burlington, Vermont, National

Historical Real Per Capita Income for Burlington

Nominal Per Capita Income for Burlington Vermont

Trends in Burlington, VT Nominal Per Capita Income since 2005

Nominal Per Capita Income: Burlington, Vermont, National

Historical Nominal Per Capita Income for Burlington

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