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Burien is a city in King County, in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.
The community was named for Lake Burien, which was named for settler Gottlieb Burian
The latitude of Burien is 47.470N. The longitude is -122.345W.
It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 377 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 31,116.
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415 S.W. 150th St.
Burien, WA 98166
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14% of Burien residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Burien ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Burien was $23,737, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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21% of Burien residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Burien, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $612. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,342.
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King County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Burien political report.
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The average commute time for Burien workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Burien between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of .9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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