Pacifica vs San Bruno

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

Pacifica 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 37,527 in Pacifica). Pacifica has the higher median household income ($156,819 vs $135,976 in San Bruno). Pacifica has the higher median home value ($1,211,700 vs $1,199,400 in San Bruno).

Population, income & housing

	Pacifica	San Bruno
Population	37,527	42,612
Median age	44.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$156,819	$135,976
Median home value	$1,211,700	$1,199,400
Median gross rent	$3,080	$2,696
Housing units	14,596	16,736
Homeownership rate	68.5%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.5%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pacifica	San Bruno
Population	38,984 → 37,527 (-3.7%)	43,083 → 42,612 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$125,500 → $156,819 (+25.0%)	$109,387 → $135,976 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$882,800 → $1,211,700 (+37.3%)	$908,300 → $1,199,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,414 → $3,080 (+27.6%)	$2,372 → $2,696 (+13.7%)

Pacifica

Population

38,98437,527

Median household income

$125,500$156,819

Median home value

$882,800$1,211,700

Median gross rent

$2,414$3,080

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)

	Pacifica	San Bruno
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pacifica	San Bruno
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	28.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	20.6%	31.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	2.6%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pacifica	San Bruno
No high school diploma	4.5%	9.3%
High school graduate	16.0%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pacifica	San Bruno
Drove alone	63.8%	61.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.6%
Public transit	5.1%	6.6%
Walked	1.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.3%
Worked from home	21.2%	16.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pacifica	San Bruno
1-unit, detached	73.7%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	11.5%
20 or more units	7.1%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Pacifica	San Bruno
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1966	1961