Burbank vs Norwalk

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

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

Burbank has the higher population (105,165 vs 100,713 in Norwalk). Norwalk has the higher median household income ($98,709 vs $95,816 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median home value ($1,041,100 vs $616,600 in Norwalk).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Norwalk
Population	105,165	100,713
Median age	39.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,816	$98,709
Median home value	$1,041,100	$616,600
Median gross rent	$2,089	$2,014
Housing units	46,301	27,346
Homeownership rate	42.8%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Norwalk
Population	103,703 → 105,165 (+1.4%)	105,304 → 100,713 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$75,827 → $95,816 (+26.4%)	$70,667 → $98,709 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$730,100 → $1,041,100 (+42.6%)	$440,800 → $616,600 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $2,089 (+23.5%)	$1,592 → $2,014 (+26.5%)

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

Norwalk

Population

105,304100,713

Median household income

$70,667$98,709

Median home value

$440,800$616,600

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Norwalk
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.2%
75 and over	7.5%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Norwalk
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	11.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	11.6%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	69.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Norwalk
No high school diploma	7.7%	22.7%
High school graduate	14.9%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Norwalk
Drove alone	61.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	10.9%
Public transit	1.6%	1.8%
Walked	2.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	27.4%	6.7%
Other means	1.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Norwalk
1-unit, detached	44.0%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	4.7%
20 or more units	21.0%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Norwalk
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.42	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1958	1957