Burien, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Burien	Washington	National
Income per capita	$55,945	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$107,339	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$157,686	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$72,062	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,384	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,623	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Burien is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in Burien is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Burien is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Burien is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,552 $107,339 $214,678

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Burien median earnings by income bracket

Burien employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.6%	15.6%
Manufacturing sector	12.9%	12.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.5%	10.5%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	7.6%
Other	34.6%	34.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,430	$373,193	358.8%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,395	$367,498	351.8%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
Burien, WA	53,010	$107,339	32.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grand Island, NE	53,008	$82,879	1.9%
Wheaton, MD	53,031	$131,132	61.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID	53,047	$81,730	0.5%
La Crosse, WI	53,074	$70,149	13.8%
Logan, UT	53,108	$63,552	21.9%
Burien, WA	53,010	$107,339	32.0%

Source: The Burien, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.