Burlingame vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Burlingame and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Burlingame and Scranton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burlingame has the higher population (976 vs 891 in Scranton). Burlingame has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Burlingame has the higher median home value ($91,200 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Burlingame	Scranton
Population	976	891
Median age	48.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$53,767
Median home value	$91,200	$75,500
Median gross rent	$666	$642
Housing units	540	392
Homeownership rate	64.9%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlingame	Scranton
Population	885 → 976 (+10.3%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $57,500 (+47.4%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$72,100 → $91,200 (+26.5%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $666 (+9.0%)	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Burlingame

Population

885976

Median household income

$39,000$57,500

Median home value

$72,100$91,200

Median gross rent

$611$666

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlingame	Scranton
Under 5	3.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	13.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	5.8%
75 and over	9.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlingame	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	6.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlingame	Scranton
No high school diploma	9.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlingame	Scranton
Drove alone	67.4%	85.5%
Carpooled	20.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlingame	Scranton
1-unit, detached	75.4%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Burlingame	Scranton
Poverty rate	11.3%	18.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	44	27
Median year structure built	1961	1978