Burbank vs Downey

A side-by-side comparison of Burbank and Downey: population, income, housing, and more.

Burbank and Downey are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Downey has the higher population (111,793 vs 105,165 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median household income ($95,816 vs $87,400 in Downey). Burbank has the higher median home value ($1,041,100 vs $728,500 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Downey
Population	105,165	111,793
Median age	39.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,816	$87,400
Median home value	$1,041,100	$728,500
Median gross rent	$2,089	$1,892
Housing units	46,301	35,870
Homeownership rate	42.8%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Downey
Population	103,703 → 105,165 (+1.4%)	112,322 → 111,793 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$75,827 → $95,816 (+26.4%)	$75,878 → $87,400 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$730,100 → $1,041,100 (+42.6%)	$569,300 → $728,500 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $2,089 (+23.5%)	$1,462 → $1,892 (+29.4%)

Burbank

Population

103,703105,165

Median household income

$75,827$95,816

Median home value

$730,100$1,041,100

Median gross rent

$1,692$2,089

Downey

Population

112,322111,793

Median household income

$75,878$87,400

Median home value

$569,300$728,500

Median gross rent

$1,462$1,892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Downey
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.5%
75 and over	7.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Downey
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	12.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	11.6%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	75.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Downey
No high school diploma	7.7%	18.7%
High school graduate	14.9%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Downey
Drove alone	61.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	11.9%
Public transit	1.6%	2.9%
Walked	2.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	27.4%	8.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Downey
1-unit, detached	44.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	16.2%
20 or more units	21.0%	14.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Downey
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.1%
Average household size	2.42	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1958	1959