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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Burke really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Burke perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Burke use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Burke‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Burke. 64.99% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.
