Burton

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  1. Burton Legal Resources
  2. Burton Statistics
  3. Burton Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Burton Employment Information
  5. Burton Family Information
  6. Burton Education Information
  7. Burton Public Benefits Information
  8. Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Burton Legal Resources Back to top

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Burton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,557
  • Land Area (2000): 113.463 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.213 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 957
Burton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,434 57.80%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 207 8.34%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 840 33.86%

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Burton Employment Information Back to top
Burton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 123 16.27%
2. Metal Manufactuing 59 7.80%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 56 7.41%
4. Repair and Maintenance 32 4.23%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 31 4.10%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 30 3.97%
7. Truck Transportation 29 3.84%
8. Public Administration 27 3.57%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 23 3.04%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 23 3.04%
11. Food Manufacturing 23 3.04%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 22 2.91%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 21 2.78%
14. Educational Services 20 2.65%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 19 2.51%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 19 2.51%
17. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 18 2.38%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 18 2.38%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 17 2.25%
20. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 17 2.25%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 96 16.96%
2. Educational Services 45 7.95%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 39 6.89%
4. Finance and Insurance 35 6.18%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 31 5.48%
6. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 28 4.95%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 25 4.42%
8. Other Transportation 20 3.53%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 19 3.36%
10. Construction 19 3.36%
11. Public Administration 17 3.00%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 16 2.83%
13. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 14 2.47%
14. Paper Manufacturing 14 2.47%
15. Printing and Related Manufacturing 14 2.47%
16. Department and Other General Stores 12 2.12%
17. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 12 2.12%
18. Social Assistance 12 2.12%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 9 1.59%
20. Truck Transportation 9 1.59%

Burton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 55 7.28%
2. Engineers 43 5.69%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 42 5.56%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 41 5.42%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 37 4.89%
6. Other Production Occupations 33 4.37%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 32 4.23%
8. Farmers and Farm Managers 31 4.10%
9. Agricultural Workers 29 3.84%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 29 3.84%
11. Other Construction Trades 27 3.57%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 25 3.31%
13. Personal Appearance Workers 22 2.91%
14. Business Operations Specialists 21 2.78%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 21 2.78%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 21 2.78%
17. Other Management Occupations 20 2.65%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 20 2.65%
19. Law Enforcement Workers 17 2.25%
20. Construction Laborers 16 2.12%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 62 10.95%
2. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 41 7.24%
3. Health Technologists and Technicians 34 6.01%
4. Secretaries and Admins 30 5.30%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 27 4.77%
6. Business Operations Specialists 23 4.06%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 23 4.06%
8. Other Production Occupations 21 3.71%
9. Personal Appearance Workers 21 3.71%
10. Bus Drivers 20 3.53%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 18 3.18%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 18 3.18%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 14 2.47%
14. Cashiers 14 2.47%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 13 2.30%
16. Child Care Workers 12 2.12%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 12 2.12%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 12 2.12%
19. Therapists 12 2.12%
20. Occupational and Physical Therapist 10 1.77%

Burton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,180 62.11%
15-35 hours 221 11.63%
1-14 hours 60 3.16%
No regular hours 439 23.11%

Burton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 90 7.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 43 3.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 90 7.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM 149 11.97%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 149 11.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM 151 12.13%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 210 16.87%
8 AM-8:29 AM 66 5.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 61 4.90%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 66 5.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 22 1.77%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 108 8.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM 40 3.21%

Burton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 33 2.65%
5-9 77 6.18%
10-14 124 9.96%
15-19 181 14.54%
20-24 177 14.22%
25-29 58 4.66%
30-34 177 14.22%
35-39 60 4.82%
40-44 91 7.31%
45-59 111 8.92%
60-89 107 8.59%
At least 90 49 3.94%

Burton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 3 0.24% 647 51.97%
30-44 0 0.00% 328 26.35%
45-59 0 0.00% 111 8.92%
At least 60 37 2.97% 119 9.56%

Burton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 103 7.90%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,079 82.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 40 3.07%
Color 6 Box Walked 23 1.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 58 4.45%

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Burton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 887 (2,481 people)
Families (2000): 697 (2,237 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 353
People at same address in 1995: 1,744
Burton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 43 4.85%
$10,000-$14,999 23 2.59%
$15,000-$19,999 39 4.40%
$20,000-$24,999 38 4.28%
$25,000-$29,999 41 4.62%
$30,000-$34,999 49 5.52%
$35,000-$39,999 38 4.28%
$40,000-$44,999 36 4.06%
$45,000-$49,999 47 5.30%
$50,000-$59,999 132 14.88%
$60,000-$74,999 105 11.84%
$75,000-$99,999 153 17.25%
$100,000-$124,999 87 9.81%
$125,000-$149,999 24 2.71%
$150,000-$199,999 21 2.37%
$200,000 or more 11 1.24%

Burton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 135 14.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 297 32.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 31 3.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 170 18.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 8 0.88%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 153 16.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 77 8.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 18 1.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 16 1.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Burton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 768 29.36%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 469 17.93%
Public Assistance 4 0.15%
Retirement 113 4.32%
Self Employment 179 6.84%
Social Security 229 8.75%
Supplemental Security 3 0.11%
Wage / Salary 751 28.71%
Other 100 3.82%

Burton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 336 53.33%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 294 46.67%

Burton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 77 7.90%
Color 1 Box Married 641 65.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 238 24.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 19 1.95%

Burton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 53 5.50%
Color 1 Box Married 641 66.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 175 18.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 95 9.85%

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Burton Education Information Back to top
Burton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 79 4.33%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 107 5.87%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 716 39.28%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 537 29.46%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 170 9.33%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 151 8.28%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 63 3.46%

Burton Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 23 0.90% 16 0.63% 39 1.53%
Kindergarten 45 1.76% 0 0.00% 45 1.76%
Grades 1-4 128 5.01% 7 0.27% 135 5.28%
Grades 5-8 174 6.80% 15 0.59% 189 7.39%
Grades 9-12 128 5.01% 17 0.66% 145 5.67%
Undergrad college 78 3.05% 7 0.27% 85 3.32%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 9 0.35% 9 0.35%
Total 576 22.53% 71 2.78% 647 25.30%

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Burton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Burton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,409 97.10%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 72 2.90%

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Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Burton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 351 13.73%
10-19 Years 384 15.02%
20-29 Years 220 8.60%
30-39 Years 422 16.50%
40-49 Years 475 18.58%
50-59 Years 344 13.45%
60-69 Years 177 6.92%
70-79 Years 143 5.59%
80-89 Years 38 1.49%
90+ Years 3 0.12%

Burton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,308 51.15%
Color 1 Box Female 1,249 48.85%

Burton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,480 96.99%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 48 1.88%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 23 0.90%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.12%
Color 2 Box Asian 2 0.08%
Color 1 Box African-American 1 0.04%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Burton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,092 41.55%
2. Irish 299 11.38%
3. English 170 6.47%
4. Swedish 139 5.29%
5. Polish 128 4.87%
6. Italian 126 4.79%
7. United States Or American 122 4.64%
8. French Non-Basque 101 3.84%
9. Norwegian 101 3.84%
10. Czech 72 2.74%

Burton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,257 95.88%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 37 1.57%
3. German 37 1.57%
4. Italian 10 0.42%
5. French 5 0.21%
6. Polish 5 0.21%
7. Other Slavic 3 0.13%

Burton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,438 98.27%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 35 1.41%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 8 0.32%

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Burton Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.