Burley vs Chico

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

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

Chico has the higher population (3,016 vs 2,516 in Burley). Chico has the higher median household income ($124,700 vs $96,897 in Burley). Burley has the higher median home value ($651,900 vs $620,300 in Chico).

Population, income & housing

	Burley	Chico
Population	2,516	3,016
Median age	44.5 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,897	$124,700
Median home value	$651,900	$620,300
Median gross rent	$2,050	$1,724
Housing units	942	1,121
Homeownership rate	76.6%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	48.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burley	Chico
Population	2,304 → 2,516 (+9.2%)	2,846 → 3,016 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$78,042 → $96,897 (+24.2%)	$112,984 → $124,700 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$316,100 → $651,900 (+106.2%)	$427,000 → $620,300 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,324 → $2,050 (+54.8%)	$1,833 → $1,724 (-5.9%)

Burley

Population

2,3042,516

Median household income

$78,042$96,897

Median home value

$316,100$651,900

Median gross rent

$1,324$2,050

Chico

Population

2,8463,016

Median household income

$112,984$124,700

Median home value

$427,000$620,300

Median gross rent

$1,833$1,724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burley	Chico
Under 5	2.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	16.5%
55 to 64	21.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.7%
75 and over	9.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burley	Chico
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burley	Chico
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	29.2%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burley	Chico
Drove alone	72.9%	71.5%
Carpooled	13.4%	11.6%
Public transit	1.2%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burley	Chico
1-unit, detached	73.9%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Burley	Chico
Poverty rate	6.9%	1.8%
Average household size	2.85	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1987	1987