Census tracts · Burien, WA

Census tracts in Burien, Washington

12 census tracts lie mostly within Burien, and 3 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $72,386 in Tract 271 to $163,182 in Tract 278, against $91,318 for Burien as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Burien earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Burien and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 278 $163,182
Tract 279.01 $140,000
Tract 270 $113,611
Tract 267 $101,836
Tract 285 $98,478
Tract 280 $85,482
Tract 268.02 $85,284
Tract 275 $78,926
Tract 279.02 $73,393
Tract 271 $72,386

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Burien

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Burien.

Census tracts in or partly in Burien, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Burien (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 27453033027400	1.1 mi northeast	King County	5,314±753	$94,617	$541,200	$1,934	100%
Tract 27553033027500	at the center point	King County	5,001±622	$78,926	$592,600	$1,661	100%
Tract 27653033027600	0.7 mi west	King County	4,243±643	$93,649	$827,500	$1,831	100%
Tract 279.0253033027902	0.6 mi south	King County	3,250±403	$73,393	$520,600	$1,534	100%
Tract 279.0153033027901	1.0 mi southwest	King County	4,257±972	$140,000	$670,800	$2,023	98%
Tract 27853033027800	2.0 mi southwest	King County	3,384±533	$163,182	$927,300	$2,647	89%
Tract 27153033027100	2.4 mi northeast	King County	4,334±722	$72,386	$569,600	$1,606	85%
Tract 268.0253033026802	1.5 mi north	King County	6,279±718	$85,284	$627,800	$1,410	84%
Tract 27053033027000	1.9 mi northeast	King County	3,293±414	$113,611	$581,900	$2,341	83%
Tract 28053033028000	1.1 mi southeast	King County	3,538±724	$85,482	$591,800	$1,815	81%
Tract 28553033028500	2.3 mi southeast	King County	4,309±776	$98,478	$599,600	$1,865	73%
Tract 26753033026700	1.7 mi northwest	King County	6,265±970	$101,836	$800,800	$1,915	56%
Tract 26453033026400	2.8 mi northeast	King County	5,844±1,134	$79,378	$463,600	$1,818	17%
Tract 28653033028600	2.9 mi south	King County	6,631±302	$158,482	$1,003,900	$1,986	6%
Tract 284.0253033028402	2.6 mi southeast	King County	6,158±1,020	$82,256	$559,400	$1,372	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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