Population & Demographics
Burien, WA
Burien is home to 51,513 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,520 resident workers commute each day.
51,513 residents
Median age 40.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Burien population & demographics
Who lives in Burien — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Burien
How Burien breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Burien
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Burien.
These figures are for Burien proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Burien commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Burien
24,520 commutes, one dot at a time
Burien
Where 24,520 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Burien, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Burien.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Burien’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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