MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Burley Micro

Burley, ID · 2 counties · 38,893 residents · 3,323 sq mi

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With 38,893 people, Burley is a metro area. The typical home is worth $43,760. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $272 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,893

−6%vs 2000

vs 41,590 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

12 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 13 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

29.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,323 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(3,413)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(4,101)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.1%(4,311)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(3,198)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(1,947)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(5,481)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(4,763)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,828)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(3,090)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(2,954)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(1,411)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(396)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,354

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,691 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,917

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,954 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,760

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,229 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.8%(31,534)

Black0.1%(54)

Hispanic / Latino22%(9,150)

Asian0.4%(162)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(34,145)

Black0.1%(42)

Hispanic / Latino15.9%(6,197)

Asian0.5%(195)

Other11.6%(4,511)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29%(13,848)

Central American1%(493)

Salvadoran0.8%(398)

Spaniard0.5%(251)

Puerto Rican0.4%(195)

Honduran0.1%(61)

South American0.1%(40)

Guatemalan0.1%(34)

Uruguayan0.1%(15)

Peruvian0%(10)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Cuban0%(8)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(70)

Filipino0.1%(41)

Burmese0%(21)

Nepalese0.1%(13)

Thai0%(7)

Chinese0%(6)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(49)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(37)

Fijian0%(3)

Tongan0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.8%(8,971)

German10.7%(5,096)

American7.8%(3,702)

Irish4.2%(1,990)

Danish2.4%(1,163)

Swedish1.9%(909)

Scottish1.8%(847)

Welsh1.1%(502)

Norwegian1%(490)

French1%(481)

Italian0.9%(437)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(250)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(225)

British0.4%(200)

Swiss0.4%(181)

Polish0.4%(176)

Canadian0.2%(119)

Russian0.4%(96)

Greek0.2%(79)

Czech0.1%(47)

Finnish0.1%(42)

Croatian0.1%(35)

French Canadian0.1%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(30)

Slovak0.1%(30)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(18)

Ethiopian0.1%(18)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31%(5,723)

Married59.7%(11,029)

Widowed1.1%(197)

Divorced8.3%(1,529)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(4,201)

Married57.4%(10,172)

Widowed9%(1,602)

Divorced9.8%(1,735)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(388)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(388)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.6%(650)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,686 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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