Burbank vs Niles

A side-by-side comparison of Burbank and Niles: population, income, housing, and more.

Burbank and Niles are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Niles has the higher population (30,262 vs 28,822 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median household income ($83,975 vs $78,563 in Niles). Niles has the higher median home value ($350,900 vs $258,900 in Burbank).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	Niles
Population	28,822	30,262
Median age	38.2 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,975	$78,563
Median home value	$258,900	$350,900
Median gross rent	$1,241	$1,247
Housing units	10,012	11,808
Homeownership rate	80.2%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	Niles
Population	28,729 → 28,822 (+0.3%)	29,451 → 30,262 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$62,573 → $83,975 (+34.2%)	$64,772 → $78,563 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$192,600 → $258,900 (+34.4%)	$284,400 → $350,900 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,108 → $1,241 (+12.0%)	$1,141 → $1,247 (+9.3%)

Burbank

Population

28,72928,822

Median household income

$62,573$83,975

Median home value

$192,600$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,241

Niles

Population

29,45130,262

Median household income

$64,772$78,563

Median home value

$284,400$350,900

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	Niles
Under 5	6.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.5%
75 and over	5.7%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	Niles
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	61.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	49.7%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	Niles
No high school diploma	20.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	37.2%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	Niles
Drove alone	75.8%	71.0%
Carpooled	13.5%	11.7%
Public transit	3.0%	4.6%
Walked	1.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.9%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	Niles
1-unit, detached	80.1%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	10.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	22.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	Niles
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.96	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1965	1965