Burney vs Happy Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Burney and Happy Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Happy Valley has the higher population (6,046 vs 2,921 in Burney). Happy Valley has the higher median household income ($80,578 vs $67,097 in Burney). Happy Valley has the higher median home value ($293,800 vs $225,000 in Burney).

Population, income & housing

	Burney	Happy Valley
Population	2,921	6,046
Median age	45.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,097	$80,578
Median home value	$225,000	$293,800
Median gross rent	$745	$1,766
Housing units	1,417	2,301
Homeownership rate	69.9%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burney	Happy Valley
Population	3,965 → 2,921 (-26.3%)	5,652 → 6,046 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$45,875 → $67,097 (+46.3%)	$57,479 → $80,578 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $225,000 (+42.7%)	$251,400 → $293,800 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $745 (-1.5%)	$1,385 → $1,766 (+27.5%)

Burney

Population

3,9652,921

Median household income

$45,875$67,097

Median home value

$157,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$756$745

Happy Valley

Population

5,6526,046

Median household income

$57,479$80,578

Median home value

$251,400$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burney	Happy Valley
Under 5	9.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	15.6%
75 and over	13.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burney	Happy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	68.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burney	Happy Valley
No high school diploma	9.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	31.3%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	49.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burney	Happy Valley
Drove alone	78.9%	88.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burney	Happy Valley
1-unit, detached	76.2%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Burney	Happy Valley
Poverty rate	12.9%	4.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1972	1978