Burke is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 42,312 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Burke is the 28th largest community in Virginia. Burke home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Burke real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Burke is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Burke is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burke who work in management occupations (15.38%), computer science and math (10.16%), and business and financial occupations (9.84%). Also of interest is that Burke has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.09% 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. Because of many things, Burke is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Burke a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Burke has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Burke’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Burke, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Burke is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Burke area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Burke, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Burke is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.99% 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 Burke in 2022 was $60,981, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,924 for a family of four. Burke is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burke home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burke residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Burke also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burke include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Burke has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.27%). The most common language spoken in Burke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
