Financial Literacy in Burlington, WY
Burlington, Wyoming is home to about 379 people. The population has grown 19.9% since 2020, a pace fast enough to reshape who lives there, from 316 to 379. The median age is 22.3, young enough that a large share of residents are making first-time decisions about credit, leases and retirement accounts.
42.7% of Burlington residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That runs 20.6 points above the Wyoming average of 22.1%. Put the other way round: of the 117 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 67 — 57.3% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $80,625 a year. That is $14,449 above the Wyoming median. About 0% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $187,500, roughly 2.3× median household income.
Burlington by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 379 |
| Change since 2020 | +19.9% |
| Median household income | $80,625 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 42.7% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 90.6% |
| Median age | 22.3 |
| Poverty rate | 0% |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Median home value | $187,500 |
| Land area | 1.011 sq mi |
| Population density | 375 / sq mi |
What Wyoming teaches — and to whom
Wyoming embeds financial literacy in its content standards without a separate graduation mandate. Which means for most residents of Burlington, whatever they know about money they picked up somewhere other than a classroom.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to.
Where to start in Burlington
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 22.3 means a large share of Burlington is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Know the newcomer paperwork
Burlington has grown 19.9% since 2020. Fast in-migration means a lot of residents are navigating a new state's rules at once — registration and licensing deadlines, residency for tax purposes, and lease terms that differ from wherever they moved from.
Questions people ask about Burlington
Do high school students in Burlington, Wyoming have to take a personal finance class?
No. Wyoming sets no statewide requirement that students complete personal finance before graduating.
How many adults in Burlington, Wyoming have a college degree?
42.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 57.3% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Burlington, Wyoming?
$80,625, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Burlington, Wyoming learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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