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Burien, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Burien is a Census city of 51,513 people across 10.04 square miles of land, in King County. Median household income is $91,318, 56.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 48 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burien
What Burien is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.04 sq mi
- Water area1.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,131
- County holding the largest share of its areaKing County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burien
How many people live in Burien
- Population51,513
- Median age40.4
- Population under 1810,636
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over8,213
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent
- Households19,672
- Family households12,180
- Share of households that are families61.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Burien
- Median household income$91,318
- Per capita income$49,093
- Civilian labor force28,660
- Employed26,663
- Unemployed1,997 plus or minus 425
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over36,650
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Burien
- Housing units21,271
- Occupied units19,672
- Vacant units1,599 plus or minus 342
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied11,133
- Renter occupied8,539
- Ownership rate56.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$638,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,782
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent
- Single family units12,865
- Share single family60.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,261
- Share in buildings of two or more38.8 percent
- Mobile homes145 plus or minus 115
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Burien gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute20,989
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,123
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,540
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent
- Drove alone61.2 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport5.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Burien (7(a))
- Approvals48
- Gross approval$23,736,500
- Average approval$494,510
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,146,300
- Largest approval$2,678,000
- Jobs supported343
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS34
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burien, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Burien (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$9,783,000
- Average approval$543,500
- Median approval$413,000
- Largest approval$1,708,000
- Jobs supported125
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burien, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Burien
- NFIP communityCity of Burien
- NFIP community number530321
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/20
The City of Burien participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530321 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
King County, not Burien
King County context, not Burien figures
- Establishments in King County70,376
- Covered employment, King County1,449,785
- Average annual pay, King County$132,279
- Housing units permitted, King County10,564
Every figure in this section is published for King County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burien.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Burien questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burien, Washington?
51,513, in 19,672 households. Burien city covers 10.04 square miles of land, which is 5,131 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burien in?
King County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Burien?
$91,318. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $638,800. Median gross rent is $1,782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Burien businesses?
48 7(a) approvals totaling $23.7 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $9.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burien, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Burien borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Burien. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Burien in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burien appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burien, city of, community 530321, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Burien figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for King County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Burien.
Is zoning published for Burien?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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