San Bruno vs San Mateo

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

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

San Mateo has the higher population (103,555 vs 42,612 in San Bruno). San Mateo has the higher median household income ($152,669 vs $135,976 in San Bruno). San Mateo has the higher median home value ($1,563,200 vs $1,199,400 in San Bruno).

Population, income & housing

	San Bruno	San Mateo
Population	42,612	103,555
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$135,976	$152,669
Median home value	$1,199,400	$1,563,200
Median gross rent	$2,696	$3,079
Housing units	16,736	42,431
Homeownership rate	61.8%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	57.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Bruno	San Mateo
Population	43,083 → 42,612 (-1.1%)	104,333 → 103,555 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$109,387 → $135,976 (+24.3%)	$124,842 → $152,669 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$908,300 → $1,199,400 (+32.0%)	$1,098,400 → $1,563,200 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,372 → $2,696 (+13.7%)	$2,475 → $3,079 (+24.4%)

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

San Mateo

Population

104,333103,555

Median household income

$124,842$152,669

Median home value

$1,098,400$1,563,200

Median gross rent

$2,475$3,079

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Bruno	San Mateo
Under 5	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	17.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.6%
75 and over	6.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Bruno	San Mateo
White (non-Hispanic)	28.5%	36.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	31.7%	26.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.6%	1.6%
Some other race	0.9%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Bruno	San Mateo
No high school diploma	9.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	21.2%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Bruno	San Mateo
Drove alone	61.0%	58.5%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.9%
Public transit	6.6%	6.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.8%	22.3%
Other means	1.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Bruno	San Mateo
1-unit, detached	57.4%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	15.8%
20 or more units	18.2%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	San Bruno	San Mateo
Poverty rate	5.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.72	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1961	1964