Bothell vs Burien

A side-by-side comparison of Bothell and Burien: population, income, housing, and more.

Bothell and Burien are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burien has the higher population (51,331 vs 48,610 in Bothell). Bothell has the higher median household income ($132,232 vs $90,597 in Burien). Bothell has the higher median home value ($871,300 vs $609,300 in Burien).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell	Burien
Population	48,610	51,331
Median age	38.0 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$132,232	$90,597
Median home value	$871,300	$609,300
Median gross rent	$2,295	$1,742
Housing units	19,926	21,184
Homeownership rate	63.2%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell	Burien
Population	45,749 → 48,610 (+6.3%)	51,477 → 51,331 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$99,965 → $132,232 (+32.3%)	$67,402 → $90,597 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$530,300 → $871,300 (+64.3%)	$380,300 → $609,300 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,295 (+33.5%)	$1,268 → $1,742 (+37.4%)

Bothell

Population

45,74948,610

Median household income

$99,965$132,232

Median home value

$530,300$871,300

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,295

Burien

Population

51,47751,331

Median household income

$67,402$90,597

Median home value

$380,300$609,300

Median gross rent

$1,268$1,742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell	Burien
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.6%
75 and over	5.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell	Burien
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	47.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	19.1%	15.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell	Burien
No high school diploma	4.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	11.3%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell	Burien
Drove alone	55.4%	61.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	13.6%
Public transit	4.3%	6.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	30.2%	15.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell	Burien
1-unit, detached	53.4%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	17.5%
20 or more units	14.6%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bothell	Burien
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1992	1965