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Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 100,316 people, 41,608 households, and 24,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,232.4/km² (5,782.4/mi²). There were 42,847 housing units at an average density of 953.5/km² (2,469.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.18% White, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 9.15% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 9.88% from other races, and 6.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.87% of the population.

There were 41,608 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,347, and the median income for a family was $67,767. Males had a median income of $41,792 versus $35,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,713. About 8.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Famous & Notable Residents

A number of famous people have lived in Burbank, including:


Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart had ties to Burbank. George P. Putnam reportedly had proposed marriage to Earhart on several occasions. When Putnam proposed a sixth time at the Lockheed Co. in Burbank, she consented, and were married in 1931. In 1932, determined to prove herself a true pilot, not just a "sack of potatoes" as she had described her role in the flight four years before-Earhart took off eastward from New Jersey in her Burbank-built Lockheed Vega and became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

From 1935 to 1937, Earhart made many more flights, many from Burbank Airport. It was there that she pored over blueprints with Lockheed engineers, who built the Electra she was flying at the time of her disappearance. Earhart's damaged plane was sent to Burbank after she crashed on the runway at Pearl Harbor on her first around-the-world attempt in 1937. At the time of her disappearance, Earhart lived in nearby North Hollywood with Putnam.

James Jeffries

In 1904, James Jeffries, then heavyweight boxing champion of the world, purchased 107 acres (0.43 km2) of land at Victory Boulevard and Buena Vista Street. He started an alfalfa business and later developed a successful business supplying bulls to Mexico and South America. The site, now the location of a Ralph's supermarket, had a large barn. Gradually, Jeffries sold parts of his ranch, and in his later years turned the barn into a boxing arena. He died in 1953.

 

 

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