Burley vs Southworth

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

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

Burley has the higher population (2,516 vs 2,109 in Southworth). Southworth has the higher median household income ($123,842 vs $96,897 in Burley). Burley has the higher median home value ($651,900 vs $625,900 in Southworth).

Population, income & housing

	Burley	Southworth
Population	2,516	2,109
Median age	44.5 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,897	$123,842
Median home value	$651,900	$625,900
Median gross rent	$2,050	$2,013
Housing units	942	1,009
Homeownership rate	76.6%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	49.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burley	Southworth
Population	2,304 → 2,516 (+9.2%)	2,224 → 2,109 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$78,042 → $96,897 (+24.2%)	$81,000 → $123,842 (+52.9%)
Median home value	$316,100 → $651,900 (+106.2%)	$298,600 → $625,900 (+109.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,324 → $2,050 (+54.8%)	$1,669 → $2,013 (+20.6%)

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

Southworth

Population

2,2242,109

Median household income

$81,000$123,842

Median home value

$298,600$625,900

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burley	Southworth
Under 5	2.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	7.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	22.9%
55 to 64	21.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	14.0%
75 and over	9.5%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burley	Southworth
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burley	Southworth
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burley	Southworth
Drove alone	72.9%	81.8%
Carpooled	13.4%	1.1%
Public transit	1.2%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burley	Southworth
1-unit, detached	73.9%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.1%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Burley	Southworth
Poverty rate	6.9%	0.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1987	1990