Editing Burke, Vermont (section)

==Economy==

===Personal income===
The median income for a household in the town was $35,268, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $19,509 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,697.  About 11.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Burke has the highest per capita income of any place in Caledonia County or the [[Northeast Kingdom]].

===Tourism===
[[Burke Mountain (Vermont)|Burke Mountain]] is home to Burke Mountain Resort, a mid-size ski area open to skiing and snowboarding in winter and downhill mountain biking in summer. The Resort includes a hotel with a pool, two restaurants, and an arcade. It is a popular location for weddings and other events. The mountain is also home to Burke Mountain Academy, a premier ski academy.

East Burke is home to the Kingdom Trails trail system. Mountain bikers frequent the trails in the summer and autumn, during which there are hundreds of riders at any given time riding the local trails.<ref>{{cite web
  | last = Tierney
  | first = Tim
  | title = Kingdom Trails Association, events
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  | archive-date = November 3, 2011
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The town is also located just south of Lakes [[Lake Willoughby|Willoughby]] and [[Crystal Lake (Vermont)|Crystal]] and the Mountains [[Mount Hor (Vermont)|Hor]] and [[Mount Pisgah (Vermont)|Pisgah]] around them, which attract swimmers and hikers.