Burney

Population: 2,921
Median household income: $67,097
Median home value: $225,000

Burney, a community in Shasta County, California, has 2,921 residents. At $67,097, its median household income sits below Shasta County's $71,931.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burney's population declined 26.3% from 3,965 to 2,921, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $157,700 to $225,000.

Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,921
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,097
Median home value: $225,000
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 1,417
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9652,921

Median household income

$45,875$67,097

Median home value

$157,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$756$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,965	$45,875	$157,700	$756
2020	3,763	$49,577	$168,600	$757
2021	3,377	$58,443	$169,800	$871
2022	3,186	$64,655	$210,800	$932
2023	2,921	$67,097	$225,000	$745

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	267	9.1%
5 to 17	512	17.5%
18 to 24	123	4.2%
25 to 34	302	10.3%
35 to 44	229	7.8%
45 to 54	328	11.2%
55 to 64	306	10.5%
65 to 74	458	15.7%
75 and over	396	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,405	82.3%
Black or African American	69	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	3.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	213	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	146	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's49.2%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	9.8%
High school graduate	631	31.3%
Some college or associate's	993	49.2%
Bachelor's degree	172	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	686	78.9%
Carpooled	92	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	83	9.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	653	75.8%
15 to 29 min	11	1.3%
30 to 44 min	127	14.8%
45 to 59 min	32	3.7%
60+ min	38	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.9% (377 of 2,921)

	Count	Share
Family households	738	61.0%
Nonfamily households	472	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,210	85.4%
Vacant	207	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	846	69.9%
Renter-occupied	364	30.1%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,080	76.2%
1-unit, attached	53	3.7%
2 to 4 units	121	8.5%
5 to 19 units	44	3.1%
20 or more units	57	4.0%
Mobile home & other	62	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0609122
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8894, -121.6755