Burlingame vs San Bruno

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

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

San Bruno has the higher population (42,612 vs 30,526 in Burlingame). Burlingame has the higher median household income ($168,832 vs $135,976 in San Bruno). Burlingame has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,199,400 in San Bruno).

Population, income & housing

	Burlingame	San Bruno
Population	30,526	42,612
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$168,832	$135,976
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,199,400
Median gross rent	$2,643	$2,696
Housing units	13,675	16,736
Homeownership rate	50.5%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlingame	San Bruno
Population	30,576 → 30,526 (-0.2%)	43,083 → 42,612 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$128,447 → $168,832 (+31.4%)	$109,387 → $135,976 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$1,901,900 → $2,000,001 (+5.2%)	$908,300 → $1,199,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,210 → $2,643 (+19.6%)	$2,372 → $2,696 (+13.7%)

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

San Bruno

Population

43,08342,612

Median household income

$109,387$135,976

Median home value

$908,300$1,199,400

Median gross rent

$2,372$2,696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlingame	San Bruno
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	16.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlingame	San Bruno
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	28.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	28.0%	31.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	2.6%
Some other race	1.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlingame	San Bruno
No high school diploma	5.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	9.8%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlingame	San Bruno
Drove alone	55.5%	61.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.6%
Public transit	9.2%	6.6%
Walked	3.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.3%
Worked from home	24.1%	16.8%
Other means	2.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlingame	San Bruno
1-unit, detached	48.7%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	21.1%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Burlingame	San Bruno
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1957	1961