Burien, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	31,881	100.0

Male	15,655	49.1
Female	16,226	50.9

Under 5 years	1,932	6.1
5 to 9 years	2,080	6.5
10 to 14 years	2,047	6.4
15 to 19 years	2,007	6.3
20 to 24 years	1,754	5.5
25 to 34 years	4,347	13.6
35 to 44 years	5,464	17.1
45 to 54 years	4,895	15.4
55 to 59 years	1,703	5.3
60 to 64 years	1,267	4.0
65 to 74 years	2,138	6.7
75 to 84 years	1,756	5.5
85 years and over	491	1.5

Median age (years)	38.4	(X)

18 years and over	24,620	77.2
Male	11,978	37.6
Female	12,642	39.7
21 years and over	23,449	73.6
62 years and over	5,094	16.0
65 years and over	4,385	13.8
Male	1,825	5.7
Female	2,560	8.0

RACE
One race	30,517	95.7
White	24,146	75.7
Black or African American	1,638	5.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	411	1.3
Asian	2,232	7.0
Asian Indian	169	0.5
Chinese	172	0.5
Filipino	496	1.6
Japanese	178	0.6
Korean	220	0.7
Vietnamese	621	1.9
Other Asian ¹	376	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	370	1.2
Native Hawaiian	20	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	20	0.1
Samoan	241	0.8
Other Pacific Islander ²	89	0.3
Some other race	1,720	5.4
Two or more races	1,364	4.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,241	79.2
Black or African American	1,980	6.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	806	2.5
Asian	2,724	8.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	525	1.6
Some other race	2,124	6.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	31,881	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,397	10.7
Mexican	2,459	7.7
Puerto Rican	90	0.3
Cuban	38	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	810	2.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,484	89.3
White alone	22,799	71.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	31,881	100.0
In households	31,614	99.2
Householder	13,399	42.0
Spouse	5,834	18.3
Child	8,299	26.0
Own child under 18 years	6,426	20.2
Other relatives	1,820	5.7
Under 18 years	595	1.9
Nonrelatives	2,262	7.1
Unmarried partner	816	2.6
In group quarters	267	0.8
Institutionalized population	216	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	51	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,399	100.0
Family households (families)	8,064	60.2
With own children under 18 years	3,629	27.1
Married-couple family	5,834	43.5
With own children under 18 years	2,330	17.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,551	11.6
With own children under 18 years	948	7.1
Nonfamily households	5,335	39.8
Householder living alone	4,341	32.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,406	10.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,007	29.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,208	23.9

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,898	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,399	96.4
Vacant housing units	499	3.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	47	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,399	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,552	56.4
Renter-occupied housing units	5,847	43.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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