Skip to content
ZipNumbers

Washington · Census place 08850

Burien city, WA

Quick answer

Burien city has 51,331 residents, ranking #26 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $90,597, the median home is worth $609,300 and median gross rent runs $1,742 a month.

Population
51,331Burien city residents
Median household income
$90,597Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$609,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,742Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
56.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Burien city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Burien city median would spend about 23.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 56.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Washington.

More Washington coverage.