Demographics of Burley city, Idaho

Burley city, Idaho had 12,409 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +652 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Burley city, in four figures

12,409
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,958 ±194.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +652 people.; 31.2 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,468 ±$5,304
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Burley city, Idaho's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Burley city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Burley city, Idaho's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Burley city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,757	100.0	100.0
2021	11,969	101.8	100.2
2022	12,153	103.4	100.7
2023	12,263	104.3	101.6
2024	12,315	104.7	102.5
2025	12,409	105.5	103.1

Population of Burley city, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,757	—
2021	11,969	+212
2022	12,153	+184
2023	12,263	+110
2024	12,315	+52
2025	12,409	+94

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.2 ±3.1: for men 30.3 ±3.5 and for women 32.6 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Burley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	917 ±169	7.7% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,521 ±328	21.1% ±2.7	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,458 ±290	12.2% ±2.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,149 ±341	26.3% ±2.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,194 ±275	18.3% ±2.3	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,719 ±259	14.4% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,468 ±$5,304, and income per person $31,996 ±$6,378, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Burley city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	780 ±224	18.4% ±5.2	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	772 ±199	18.2% ±4.6	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	845 ±192	20.0% ±4.4	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±162	14.8% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	742 ±173	17.5% ±3.9	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	257 ±92	6.1% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	86 to 336	2.0% to 7.9%	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Burley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	1,779 ±459	15.3% ±3.9	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	699 ±238	20.5% ±6.5	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	759 ±251	12.5% ±4.0	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	321 ±149	14.9% ±6.6	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Burley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burley city	Idaho	United States
Housing units	4,438 ±249	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±2.5	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 7.6%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.1% ±5.9	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.9% ±4.5	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$231,300 ±$15,926	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$984 ±$63	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Burley city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,122 ±612	34.5% ±5.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,828 ±722	57.1% ±6.0	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19 to 127	0.2% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12 to 90	0.1% to 0.8%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	52 to 612	0.4% to 5.1%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	513 ±218	4.3% ±1.8	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Burley city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	6,394 ±524	53.5% ±4.3	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,843 ±426	32.1% ±3.5	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	32 to 218	0.3% to 1.8%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,596 ±399	13.3% ±3.3	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	649 ±249	5.4% ±2.1	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	947 ±302	7.9% ±2.5	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Burley city among the places of Idaho

23rd of 36 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Places of Idaho near Burley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chubbuck city	16,126 ±28
Star city	14,745 ±54
Jerome city	12,930 ±23
Blackfoot city	12,782 ±31
Garden City city	12,654 ±48
Burley city	11,958 ±194
Rathdrum city	10,874 ±26
Middleton city	10,649 ±28
Hailey city	9,665 ±18
Sandpoint city	9,637 ±28
Payette city	8,536 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Idaho by foreign-born share
No. 3 Places in Idaho by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Idaho by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Idaho by per capita income
No. 12 Places in Idaho by median age
No. 12 Places in Idaho by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026