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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
51,859
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$638,800
Owner-occupied units

Burien, WA

Washington · 47.476° N, 122.345° W · 10 sq mi

Burien is a city in Washington, with a population of 51,859 and about 5,166 residents per square mile. The median household earns $91,318 a year, and the median home is worth $638,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
10 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,166
People per square mile
Rank by population
#857
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#816
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$91,318
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,782
Per month
Homeownership
56.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.7 min
One way

People

Median age
40.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
26.1%
Households
19,672
2.59 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 26/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 175/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 22/yr
Days above 90° 3/yr
Below freezing 24/yr
Annual rainfall 45in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 79°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 36°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.7%
Professional & business services 13.1%
Retail trade 11.1%
Construction 10.1%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Washington

Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Washington · private sector

Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Washington

Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Washington

State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State

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