Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.30 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Burley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.08% of adults in Burley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Burley in 2022 was $29,466, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,864 for a family of four. However, Burley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Burley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Burley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burley include English, German, Danish, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Burley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
