The Neighbors project was published weekly in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 to 2000. This page remains available for archival purposes only and the information it contains may be outdated. For more updated information, please visit our Webtowns section.
 
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Burien
A snapshot profile, compiled from city records:

The numbers

Incorporated: 1993

Square miles: 6.92

Population: 27,930

Median income: $41,401

Median house value: $138,308

Median apartment rent: $504

Parks: 10

Housing units: 12,727


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 36

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 5,096

Completed four-year college or higher: 32 percent

Below poverty level: 8.5 percent

Home ownership: 53 percent

Renters: 47 percent

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New:

Casey Castillo turns dreams into rock-hard reality

Woman dancing outside the courthouse

Get your three squares a day at Huckleberry Square

Previously published:

With pride in its past, city links up to the future

Positive signs point to a brighter tomorrow

Computer center is gateway to online world

Culture, parks and services make it clear this isn't a small town

Olde Burien not forgotten as city pushes forward

Jon Hahn: Tin shop owners put unwavering mettle behind their work

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Burien

Burien historical album

Burien by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Des Moines

SeaTac

Southcenter

Tukwila

White Center

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