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Burlington Junction, Missouri

Burlington Junction, city, in Nodaway County, Missouri. Burlington Junction had 483 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 7.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 521 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 397 (±67). GEOID 2909838.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

483

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 521 · ACS 2020-2024: 397 ±67

Median household income

$50,750

±$15,469 (90% margin)
Missouri: $70,702

Median home value

$90,600

±$13,559 (90% margin)
Missouri: $230,300

Median gross rent

$387

±$365 (90% margin)
Missouri: $1,033

Where is Burlington Junction and what county is it in?

Burlington Junction is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri. It covers 1.0 square miles of land, 521 residents per square mile in 2020.

Burlington Junction is in the Maryville, MO micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Burlington Junction lies entirely within Nodaway Township, a township with its own local government (2020 census blocks).

Burlington Junction (marked with a dot) in Nodaway County, Missouri. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Burlington Junction, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 483 people lived in Burlington Junction on July 1, 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, while Missouri grew 1.9%. The 2020 Census counted 521 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 397 (±67).

  • July 2020→2021 −2 (517)
  • 2021→2022 −8 (509)
  • 2022→2023 −12 (497)
  • 2023→2024 −9 (488)
  • 2024→2025 −5 (483)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Burlington JunctionNodaway CountyMissouri Change since 2015-2019
Total population 397 ±67 20,774 6,191,814 no clear change
Households 193 ±34 8,460 2,508,227 no clear change
Average household size 2.06 ±0.21 2.15 2.40 −0.73
Housing units 252 ±45 9,536 2,825,287 no clear change

Burlington Junction's population since 2000

From 632 in 2000 to 483 in 2025: down 23.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Burlington Junction as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 632
  • 2005 (estimate) 583
  • 2010 Census 537
  • 2015 (estimate) 505
  • 2020 Census 521
  • 2025 (estimate) 483

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Burlington Junction?

The median resident of Burlington Junction is 43.9 years old; 20.9% are under 18 and 16.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 98.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 0.8%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Burlington JunctionNodaway CountyMissouri Change since 2015-2019
Median age 43.9 ±8.2 33.7 39.0 +16.2
Under 18 years 20.9% ±6.0 pts 17.0% 22.3% –
65 years and over 16.1% ±5.6 pts 17.8% 17.9% –
Male 48.4% ±5.0 pts 49.9% 49.3% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8% ±1.5 pts 2.2% 5.2% –
White alone, not Hispanic 98.5% ±2.1 pts 91.5% 76.3% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.4 pts 2.1% 10.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.4 pts 1.6% 2.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.4 pts 0.3% 0.2% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.4 pts 0.0% 0.1% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 0.8% ±1.0 pts 1.8% 4.8% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.4 pts 0.5% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±8.4 pts 2.1% 4.5% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.0% ±9.1 pts 3.7% 6.7% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.5% ±4.5 pts 5.7% 7.3% –
With a disability 23.1% ±6.9 pts 13.2% 14.9% –
No health insurance coverage 10.3% ±5.3 pts 7.5% 8.8% −27.8 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 97.2% ±2.2 pts 95.2% 91.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 11.7% ±5.2 pts 27.9% 32.4% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 4.6% ±3.0 pts 11.8% 12.6% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 89.5% ±7.6 pts 84.9% 87.4% –
Moved from another state in the past year 10.0% ±7.6 pts 3.6% 2.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Burlington Junction earn?

Half of Burlington Junction's 193 households earn less than $50,750 a year (±$15,469), against $59,315 in Nodaway County and $70,702 in Missouri. In 2015-2019 it was $41,756 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 15.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Burlington JunctionNodaway CountyMissouri Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $50,750 ±$15,469 $59,315 $70,702 no clear change
Mean household income $62,381 ±$7,880 $74,940 $96,247 –
Per capita income $29,918 ±$3,901 $30,440 $39,695 +$10,787
People below the poverty line 15.1% ±7.3 pts 17.1% 12.6% −30.4 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line 16.9% ±11.7 pts 16.6% 15.8% –
Households receiving SNAP 11.4% ±7.7 pts 8.3% 9.8% –
Households with a computer 84.5% ±8.9 pts 93.2% 94.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 83.4% ±8.8 pts 85.7% 89.3% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Burlington Junction?

Owners occupy 81.3% of Burlington Junction's occupied homes and renters 18.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,600 by its owner (±$13,559).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Burlington JunctionNodaway CountyMissouri Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $90,600 ±$13,559 $177,500 $230,300 +$27,712
Median gross rent $387 ±$365 $786 $1,033 –
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 17.9% ±27.8 pts 37.0% 36.6% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,086 ±$74 $1,309 $1,524 –
Owner-occupied homes 81.3% ±10.2 pts 62.3% 68.1% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 18.7% ±10.2 pts 37.7% 31.9% –
Housing units 252 ±45 9,536 2,825,287 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±19.8 pts 0.7% 0.9% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±51.3 pts 5.0% 5.0% –
Single-family detached homes 80.2% ±10.0 pts 70.0% 70.5% –
Mobile homes 11.1% ±8.5 pts 4.5% 5.2% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±12.9 pts 1.7% 1.6% –
Built 2010 to 2019 0.0% ±12.9 pts 8.7% 8.0% –
Built 1939 or earlier 50.8% ±10.8 pts 18.8% 13.3% –
Households with no vehicle 13.5% ±9.9 pts 6.6% 6.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Burlington Junction work and get to work?

81.5% of Burlington Junction's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 19.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Burlington JunctionNodaway CountyMissouri Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 58.0% ±8.9 pts 58.7% 63.1% –
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±17.8 pts 2.4% 4.0% –
Drove alone to work 81.5% ±7.5 pts 79.2% 74.8% –
Carpooled 5.4% ±4.3 pts 11.1% 8.1% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±17.2 pts 0.0% 0.8% –
Walked 1.1% ±1.4 pts 2.4% 1.8% –
Worked from home 10.9% ±7.3 pts 6.7% 13.0% –
Mean travel time to work 19.4 min ±3.5 15.8 min 23.5 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Burlington Junction?

No census tract lies mostly in Burlington Junction; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Burlington Junction, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Burlington Junction
Tract 4701Nodaway County2,090 $62,536 $96,70011%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Burlington Junction) · Census block assignment files

How does Burlington Junction compare with other places in Missouri?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Burlington Junction is the 13,329th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 474th-most populous of 936 in Missouri.

Burlington Junction is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Burlington Junction's rank in Missouri (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate474th936

Burlington Junction's figures with every place in Missouri (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Burlington Junction?

25 of the 57 figures for Burlington Junction on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Burlington Junction are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Burlington Junction.