Burney vs Shasta

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

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

Burney has the higher population (2,921 vs 1,330 in Shasta). Shasta has the higher median household income ($108,500 vs $67,097 in Burney). Shasta has the higher median home value ($392,000 vs $225,000 in Burney).

Population, income & housing

	Burney	Shasta
Population	2,921	1,330
Median age	45.6 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,097	$108,500
Median home value	$225,000	$392,000
Median gross rent	$745	—
Housing units	1,417	511
Homeownership rate	69.9%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burney	Shasta
Population	3,965 → 2,921 (-26.3%)	1,573 → 1,330 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$45,875 → $67,097 (+46.3%)	$58,229 → $108,500 (+86.3%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $225,000 (+42.7%)	$327,000 → $392,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $745 (-1.5%)	$1,217 → $1,405 (+15.4%)

Burney

Population

3,9652,921

Median household income

$45,875$67,097

Median home value

$157,700$225,000

Median gross rent

$756$745

Shasta

Population

1,5731,330

Median household income

$58,229$108,500

Median home value

$327,000$392,000

Median gross rent

$1,217$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burney	Shasta
Under 5	9.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	14.4%
75 and over	13.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burney	Shasta
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	88.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burney	Shasta
No high school diploma	9.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	31.3%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	49.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burney	Shasta
Drove alone	78.9%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burney	Shasta
1-unit, detached	76.2%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
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%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Burney	Shasta
Poverty rate	12.9%	7.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1972	1984