Burbank vs West Covina

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

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

West Covina has the higher population (107,436 vs 105,165 in Burbank). West Covina has the higher median household income ($98,570 vs $95,816 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median home value ($1,041,100 vs $712,300 in West Covina).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	West Covina
Population	105,165	107,436
Median age	39.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,816	$98,570
Median home value	$1,041,100	$712,300
Median gross rent	$2,089	$2,153
Housing units	46,301	33,810
Homeownership rate	42.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	West Covina
Population	103,703 → 105,165 (+1.4%)	106,589 → 107,436 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$75,827 → $95,816 (+26.4%)	$82,938 → $98,570 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$730,100 → $1,041,100 (+42.6%)	$540,500 → $712,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $2,089 (+23.5%)	$1,674 → $2,153 (+28.6%)

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

West Covina

Population

106,589107,436

Median household income

$82,938$98,570

Median home value

$540,500$712,300

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	West Covina
Under 5	5.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.4%
75 and over	7.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	West Covina
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	10.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	11.6%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	West Covina
No high school diploma	7.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	14.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	West Covina
Drove alone	61.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	11.3%
Public transit	1.6%	2.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	27.4%	11.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	West Covina
1-unit, detached	44.0%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	6.1%
20 or more units	21.0%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	West Covina
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.42	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1958	1968