Burley vs Declo

A side-by-side comparison of Burley and Declo: population, income, housing, and more.

Burley and Declo are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burley has the higher population (11,721 vs 514 in Declo). Burley has the higher median household income ($63,315 vs $46,780 in Declo). Declo has the higher median home value ($218,200 vs $213,700 in Burley).

Population, income & housing

	Burley	Declo
Population	11,721	514
Median age	29.2 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,315	$46,780
Median home value	$213,700	$218,200
Median gross rent	$920	$1,063
Housing units	4,125	219
Homeownership rate	60.6%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burley	Declo
Population	10,313 → 11,721 (+13.7%)	526 → 514 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$48,265 → $63,315 (+31.2%)	$55,458 → $46,780 (-15.6%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $213,700 (+66.8%)	$80,000 → $218,200 (+172.8%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $920 (+37.5%)	$605 → $1,063 (+75.7%)

Burley

Population

10,31311,721

Median household income

$48,265$63,315

Median home value

$128,100$213,700

Median gross rent

$669$920

Declo

Population

526514

Median household income

$55,458$46,780

Median home value

$80,000$218,200

Median gross rent

$605$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burley	Declo
Under 5	8.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	31.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	5.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	17.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.0%
75 and over	4.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burley	Declo
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	70.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	23.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burley	Declo
No high school diploma	16.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burley	Declo
Drove alone	82.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.6%
Other means	2.2%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burley	Declo
1-unit, detached	73.6%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Burley	Declo
Poverty rate	14.1%	12.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1971	1957