Burbank vs Los Altos Hills

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

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

Los Altos Hills has the higher population (8,367 vs 5,552 in Burbank). Los Altos Hills has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $152,559 in Burbank). Los Altos Hills has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,113,400 in Burbank).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
Population	5,552	8,367
Median age	35.8 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$152,559	$250,001
Median home value	$1,113,400	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,460	$3,501
Housing units	2,118	3,430
Homeownership rate	59.0%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	85.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
Population	5,022 → 5,552 (+10.6%)	8,505 → 8,367 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$91,190 → $152,559 (+67.3%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$778,100 → $1,113,400 (+43.1%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,566 → $2,460 (+57.1%)	$2,674 → $3,501 (+30.9%)

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

Los Altos Hills

Population

8,5058,367

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,674$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
Under 5	9.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	18.3%	5.5%
35 to 44	19.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	15.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	16.1%
65 to 74	4.5%	16.4%
75 and over	3.5%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	39.7%	49.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	39.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	1.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
No high school diploma	17.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	17.4%	3.7%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	53.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
Drove alone	67.6%	51.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	1.4%
Public transit	4.6%	1.2%
Walked	3.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	18.3%	42.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
1-unit, detached	67.1%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Los Altos Hills
Poverty rate	9.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1944	1976