| ECONOMY | Burlington | Columbia | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.60% | 4.90% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.52% | 2.33% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 29.36% | 39.76% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 7.55% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 6.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $22,830 | $23,062 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $42,128 | $42,002 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 15.21% | 17.25% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 13.14% | 12.60% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.25% | 12.78% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 17.03% | 15.22% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 20.51% | 17.69% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.82% | 11.04% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 7.33% | 9.12% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.79% | 3.13% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.83% | 1.08% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.08% | 12.57% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 18.95% | 32.67% | 20.61% |
| Service | 11.87% | 14.56% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.12% | 27.13% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.19% | 0.43% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.63% | 4.81% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 21.16% | 7.81% | 14.05% |
