Burlington, IA Profile

Burlington, IA, population 25,436, is located in Iowa's Des Moines county, about 80.2 miles from Peoria and 87.5 miles from Cedar Rapids.

Through the 90's Burlington's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Burlington has declined by about 5%.

Burlington's property crime levels tend to be higher than Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Burlington tend to be much higher than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	92%
	African American	5%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	37.90
	Males	35.90
	Females	39.90

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	13.00%
20 to 40	13.00%	20 to 40:	13.00%
40 to 60	13.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	13.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	26,839	N/A
2001	26,443	-1.48%
2002	26,070	-1.41%
2003	25,907	-0.63%
2004	25,556	-1.35%
2005	25,436	-0.47%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$33,770

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	548
2002	564
2003	494
2004	649
2005	533
2006	469
2007	744
2008	785

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1
Forcible Rape	19	13	11	11	10	8	11	9
Robbery	22	18	18	22	18	13	32	44
Aggravated Assault	106	121	99	134	108	98	145	144

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,849
2002	4,292
2003	4,798
2004	4,210
2005	4,229
2006	4,794
2007	4,858
2008	4,505

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	281	248	319	267	312	296	270	208
Larceny, Theft	959	850	895	793	723	881	896	859
Motor Vehicle Theft	60	58	39	37	51	49	61	69
Arson	10	8	3	5	5	23	17	26

Location

Land Area	13.2 Square Miles
Water Area	0.8 Square Miles