Burien, WA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,226100.0
Nursery school, preschool5137.1
Kindergarten3765.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,25845.1
High school (grades 9-12)1,65322.9
College or graduate school1,42619.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over22,364100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0804.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,32010.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,07927.2
Some college, no degree6,26028.0
Associate degree1,8768.4
Bachelor's degree3,45715.5
Graduate or professional degree1,2925.8
Percent high school graduate or higher84.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over25,818100.0
Never married6,78126.3
Now married, except separated13,09450.7
Separated4941.9
Widowed1,6136.2
Female
1,2344.8
Divorced3,83614.9
Female
2,2308.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years530100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren16831.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over24,699100.0
Civilian veterans3,77115.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,248100.0
With a disability5228.4
Population 21 to 64 years19,167100.0
With a disability3,93120.5
Percent employed
62.6(X)
No disability15,23679.5
Percent employed
79.8(X)
Population 65 years and over4,299100.0
With a disability1,80041.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over29,956100.0
Same house in 199515,65652.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,12343.8
Same county
10,25334.2
Different county
2,8709.6
Same state
9603.2
Different state
1,9106.4
Elsewhere in 19951,1773.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population31,744100.0
Native26,90484.8
Born in United States
26,53083.6
State of residence
15,65549.3
Different state
10,87534.3
Born outside United States
3741.2
Foreign born4,84015.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,3527.4
Naturalized citizen
1,9166.0
Not a citizen
2,9249.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,840100.0
Europe90518.7
Asia1,75636.3
Africa1793.7
Oceania1723.6
Latin America1,64233.9
Northern America1863.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over29,956100.0
English only24,10580.5
Language other than English5,85119.5
Speak English less than 'very well
2,8329.5
Spanish
2,4228.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2094.0
Other Indo-European languages
1,3714.6
Speak English less than "very well"
6822.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,8476.2
Speak English less than "very well"
8372.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population31,744100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,767109.5
Arab780.2
Czech11800.6
Danish3621.1
Dutch6362.0
English3,60011.3
French (except Basque)11,1303.6
French Canadian12840.9
German4,92815.5
Greek1090.3
Hungarian830.3
Irish13,50411.0
Italian1,0453.3
Lithuanian470.1
Norwegian2,0216.4
Polish4561.4
Portuguese310.1
Russian2520.8
Scotch-Irish6922.2
Scottish7562.4
Slovak150.0
Subsaharan African2390.8
Swedish1,2493.9
Swiss1870.6
Ukrainian2980.9
United States or American1,1993.8
Welsh4341.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)310.1
Other ancestries10,92134.4
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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