Burien

Population: 51,331
Median household income: $90,597
Median home value: $609,300

Burien is a community in King County, Washington, home to 51,331 residents. Its median household income of $90,597 runs below the King County figure of $122,148.

From 2019 to 2023, Burien's population held roughly steady from 51,477 to 51,331, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $380,300 to $609,300.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 15.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,331
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $90,597
Median home value: $609,300
Median gross rent: $1,742
Housing units: 21,184
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,477	$67,402	$380,300	$1,268
2020	51,588	$71,233	$419,500	$1,365
2021	51,646	$79,797	$459,800	$1,543
2022	51,505	$84,583	$566,500	$1,649
2023	51,331	$90,597	$609,300	$1,742

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,720	5.3%
5 to 17	7,929	15.4%
18 to 24	4,170	8.1%
25 to 34	6,807	13.3%
35 to 44	7,994	15.6%
45 to 54	7,054	13.7%
55 to 64	6,733	13.1%
65 to 74	4,926	9.6%
75 and over	2,998	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,613	47.9%
Black or African American	3,571	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	0.3%
Asian	7,687	15.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	231	0.5%
Some other race	206	0.4%
Two or more races	2,988	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,876	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,511	15.1%
High school graduate	7,969	21.8%
Some college or associate's	11,541	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,590	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,901	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone61.8%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit6.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,502	61.8%
Carpooled	3,621	13.6%
Public transit	1,741	6.5%
Walked	328	1.2%
Bicycle	67	0.3%
Worked from home	4,219	15.8%
Other means	224	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,445	19.8%
15 to 29 min	8,714	38.8%
30 to 44 min	5,810	25.8%
45 to 59 min	1,937	8.6%
60+ min	1,577	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.4% (5,307 of 50,934)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,144	61.2%
Nonfamily households	7,699	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,843	93.7%
Vacant	1,341	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,298	56.9%
Renter-occupied	8,545	43.1%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,626	59.6%
1-unit, attached	583	2.8%
2 to 4 units	944	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3,715	17.5%
20 or more units	3,193	15.1%
Mobile home & other	123	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5308850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 1.15 sq mi
Center point: 47.4756, -122.3447