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Burbank, WA

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Overview


Burbank is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,499 people and just one neighborhood, Burbank is the 161st largest community in Washington.

Occupations and Workforce

Burbank is a blue-collar town, with 46.09% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Burbank is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burbank who work in office and administrative support (11.10%), farm management occupations (8.76%), and teaching (8.45%).

Another important characteristic of Burbank is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Burbank doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Burbank overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Burbank, 22.37% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burbank in 2018 was $28,616, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,464 for a family of four. However, Burbank contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burbank is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burbank home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burbank residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burbank also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burbank include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Burbank is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Burbank, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Haitian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Burbank are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 33.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.3%), and 12.8% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (30.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Burbank, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (36.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.2%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (4.6%), among others. In addition, 12.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (77.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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