Burbank vs East Los Angeles

A side-by-side comparison of Burbank and East Los Angeles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Los Angeles has the higher population (114,617 vs 105,165 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median household income ($95,816 vs $68,378 in East Los Angeles). Burbank has the higher median home value ($1,041,100 vs $613,600 in East Los Angeles).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
Population	105,165	114,617
Median age	39.8 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,816	$68,378
Median home value	$1,041,100	$613,600
Median gross rent	$2,089	$1,431
Housing units	46,301	32,291
Homeownership rate	42.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
Population	103,703 → 105,165 (+1.4%)	121,187 → 114,617 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$75,827 → $95,816 (+26.4%)	$46,082 → $68,378 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$730,100 → $1,041,100 (+42.6%)	$415,600 → $613,600 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $2,089 (+23.5%)	$1,134 → $1,431 (+26.2%)

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

East Los Angeles

Population

121,187114,617

Median household income

$46,082$68,378

Median home value

$415,600$613,600

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,431

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.6%
25 to 34	16.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.5%
75 and over	7.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	2.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	11.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	95.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
No high school diploma	7.7%	45.0%
High school graduate	14.9%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
Drove alone	61.8%	65.3%
Carpooled	4.6%	15.4%
Public transit	1.6%	6.8%
Walked	2.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	27.4%	7.1%
Other means	1.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
1-unit, detached	44.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	17.9%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	7.6%
20 or more units	21.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	East Los Angeles
Poverty rate	10.7%	16.6%
Average household size	2.42	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1958	1950