South Burlington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 20,624 people and five associated neighborhoods, South Burlington is the third largest community in Vermont. South Burlington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Vermont, but South Burlington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.South Burlington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.96% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Burlington is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Burlington who work in management occupations (13.75%), teaching (10.94%), and sales jobs (10.87%). Also of interest is that South Burlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, South Burlington is also a city of artists. South Burlington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape South Burlington’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Burlington, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Burlington is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 62.98% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in South Burlington in 2022 was $53,110, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $212,440 for a family of four. However, South Burlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Burlington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Burlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Burlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Burlington include Irish, English, French Canadian, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in South Burlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
