Burney vs Palo Cedro

A side-by-side comparison of Burney and Palo Cedro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palo Cedro has the higher population (3,561 vs 2,921 in Burney). Palo Cedro has the higher median household income ($118,542 vs $67,097 in Burney). Palo Cedro has the higher median home value ($529,900 vs $225,000 in Burney).

Population, income & housing

	Burney	Palo Cedro
Population	2,921	3,561
Median age	45.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,097	$118,542
Median home value	$225,000	$529,900
Median gross rent	$745	$1,204
Housing units	1,417	1,219
Homeownership rate	69.9%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burney	Palo Cedro
Population	3,965 → 2,921 (-26.3%)	1,143 → 3,561 (+211.5%)
Median household income	$45,875 → $67,097 (+46.3%)	$74,931 → $118,542 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $225,000 (+42.7%)	$368,300 → $529,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $745 (-1.5%)	$1,806 → $1,204 (-33.3%)

Burney

Population

3,9652,921

Median household income

$45,875$67,097

Median home value

$157,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$756$745

Palo Cedro

Population

1,1433,561

Median household income

$74,931$118,542

Median home value

$368,300$529,900

Median gross rent

$1,806$1,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burney	Palo Cedro
Under 5	9.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	23.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.5%
35 to 44	7.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	10.3%
75 and over	13.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burney	Palo Cedro
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burney	Palo Cedro
No high school diploma	9.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	31.3%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	49.2%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burney	Palo Cedro
Drove alone	78.9%	76.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burney	Palo Cedro
1-unit, detached	76.2%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Burney	Palo Cedro
Poverty rate	12.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	14	33
Median year structure built	1972	1978