Burlingame vs Millbrae

A side-by-side comparison of Burlingame and Millbrae: population, income, housing, and more.

Burlingame and Millbrae are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burlingame has the higher population (30,526 vs 22,589 in Millbrae). Burlingame has the higher median household income ($168,832 vs $157,567 in Millbrae). Burlingame has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,929,700 in Millbrae).

Population, income & housing

	Burlingame	Millbrae
Population	30,526	22,589
Median age	41.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$168,832	$157,567
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,929,700
Median gross rent	$2,643	$3,401
Housing units	13,675	8,566
Homeownership rate	50.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.2%	50.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlingame	Millbrae
Population	30,576 → 30,526 (-0.2%)	22,625 → 22,589 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$128,447 → $168,832 (+31.4%)	$128,494 → $157,567 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$1,901,900 → $2,000,001 (+5.2%)	$1,403,100 → $1,929,700 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,210 → $2,643 (+19.6%)	$2,508 → $3,401 (+35.6%)

Burlingame

Population

30,57630,526

Median household income

$128,447$168,832

Median home value

$1,901,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,210$2,643

Millbrae

Population

22,62522,589

Median household income

$128,494$157,567

Median home value

$1,403,100$1,929,700

Median gross rent

$2,508$3,401

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlingame	Millbrae
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	16.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlingame	Millbrae
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	31.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	28.0%	48.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.3%
Some other race	1.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlingame	Millbrae
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	9.8%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlingame	Millbrae
Drove alone	55.5%	57.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.5%
Public transit	9.2%	9.1%
Walked	3.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	24.1%	19.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlingame	Millbrae
1-unit, detached	48.7%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	10.9%
20 or more units	21.1%	17.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Burlingame	Millbrae
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1957	1960