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Burien Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Burien Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

50,730

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.3%
5 - 17:
15.4%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
13.3%
35 - 54:
29.3%
55 - 64:
13.1%
Over 65 Years:
15.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
84.9%
84.9%
31.5%
31.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Burien
USA
$49,175
$49,175
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Burien
USA
$90,597
$90,597
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Public Service
Real estate
Arts
Finance
Information Technology
13.4%
13.4%
11.1%
11.1%
9.6%
9.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.3%
8.3%
8.1%
8.1%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
47.9%
47.9%
23.1%
23.1%
15.0%
15.0%
7.0%
7.0%
6.2%
6.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Norwegian
Swedish
European
Scottish
French
Ethiopian
Polish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Scandinavian
Russian
Danish
French Canadian
Moroccan
British
Welsh
11.2%
11.2%
9.8%
9.8%
9.7%
9.7%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
African languages
Tagalog
Pacific Island languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Arabic
Slavic languages
Korean
Native American languages
Urdu
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Serbo-Croatian
Scandinavian languages
Japanese
French
Italian
Persian
67.2%
67.2%
17.1%
17.1%
5.3%
5.3%
2.5%
2.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Burien Residents

25.2%