COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burien vs White Center
PLACE A
Burien, Washington
VS
PLACE B
White Center, Washington
Burien is 248% larger than White Center. Burien earns more, with a median household income $4,129 higher. Burien has grown faster since 2000 (56% vs 23%).
BURIENWHITE CENTERDIFFERENCE
Total population51,85914,886+248% vs White Center
Population density5,1666,543−1,378
Population growth56.3%23.2%+33.1 pts
Median age40.437.6+2.8
Male51.5%50.6%+0.8 pts
Female48.5%49.4%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born26.1%26.9%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.7%38.7%+7.0 pts
Black7.6%12.1%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%20.2%+4.0 pts
Asian15.3%22.0%−6.6 pts
Other7.2%7.1%+0.1 pts
Median household income$91,318$87,189+$4,129
Per capita income$49,093$46,346+$2,747
Poverty rate12.9%14.5%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.441+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%35.9%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree11.5%10.6%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.9%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation67.7%71.9%−4.3 pts
Median home value$638,800$645,200−$6,400
Median gross rent$1,782$1,595+$187
Owner-occupied56.6%55.5%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%5.5%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.1%61.4%−11.3 pts
Average commute26.729.6−2.9
Worked from home18.6%19.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work5.6%7.0%−1.4 pts
Uninsured10.4%8.3%+2.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024