BurlingtonIN
Is Burlington a good place to live?
American House Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Burlington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Burlington stand out
Where Burlington beats most towns.
533 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Burlington: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burlington.
Burlington has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Burlington, 1.3% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 100 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013. The typical journey to work here is 30 minutes. Burlington: 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Burlington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Burlington’s year
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Burlington is
31% of adults in Burlington feel lonely; 40% have high blood pressure. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 41% have obesity.
| Burlington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Burlington | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A older population than Indiana as a whole
Nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana. People 65 and older are just over a fifth of residents (17% statewide). In Burlington, the median age is 41.4 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
| Burlington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Burlington | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Burlington is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Burlington break down as 49% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. For Burlington, the FEMA risk score is 42 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Burlington is conserved land
Trails total 0.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Burlington: one, of 13 acres. For Burlington, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burlington Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ross–Ade Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burlington. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium17 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
23 mi State parkProphetstown State Park29 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
39 mi MuseumConner Prairie19 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Burlington
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Burlington
About 5 of every 100 Burlington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Burlington for work
Where Burlington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Burlington
Town in Indiana, United States
Burlington is a town in Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Burlington had a population of 517. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. State Road 22 connects it to Kokomo.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1828
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- ZIP code
- 46915
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Burlington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burlington, IN a good place to live?
Burlington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.