Burbank vs Fruitdale

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

Burbank and Fruitdale 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 (5,552 vs 1,203 in Fruitdale). Burbank has the higher median household income ($152,559 vs $128,750 in Fruitdale). Fruitdale has the higher median home value ($1,544,400 vs $1,113,400 in Burbank).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Fruitdale
Population	5,552	1,203
Median age	35.8 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$152,559	$128,750
Median home value	$1,113,400	$1,544,400
Median gross rent	$2,460	$3,122
Housing units	2,118	497
Homeownership rate	59.0%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Fruitdale
Population	5,022 → 5,552 (+10.6%)	961 → 1,203 (+25.2%)
Median household income	$91,190 → $152,559 (+67.3%)	$96,548 → $128,750 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$778,100 → $1,113,400 (+43.1%)	$871,900 → $1,544,400 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,566 → $2,460 (+57.1%)	$1,550 → $3,122 (+101.4%)

Burbank

Population

5,0225,552

Median household income

$91,190$152,559

Median home value

$778,100$1,113,400

Median gross rent

$1,566$2,460

Fruitdale

Population

9611,203

Median household income

$96,548$128,750

Median home value

$871,900$1,544,400

Median gross rent

$1,550$3,122

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Fruitdale
Under 5	9.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	6.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	22.9%
25 to 34	18.3%	19.4%
35 to 44	19.3%	6.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	4.2%
55 to 64	17.1%	21.9%
65 to 74	4.5%	9.5%
75 and over	3.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Fruitdale
White (non-Hispanic)	39.7%	56.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	20.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	8.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.5%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Fruitdale
No high school diploma	17.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	17.4%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	36.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Fruitdale
Drove alone	67.6%	45.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	10.1%
Public transit	4.6%	0.8%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	42.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Fruitdale
1-unit, detached	67.1%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Fruitdale
Poverty rate	9.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1944	1950