Burlingame is home to 30,525 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $2,000,000+. 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 76% ahead of the California median. Median household income runs $174,000, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Renters pay $2,785 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $174,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burlingame
What changed most since 1990
Asian share7.8% → 29.2%(+21.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree33.5% → 64.2%(+30.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$101,972 → $174,000(+71%)US over the same years: +14%
Burlingame's population equals 4.1% of San Mateo County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 2.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)1.9%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.3%(249)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.2%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.5%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 476 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Burlingame, decade by decade
Burlingame population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,801
$101,972
$1,108,352
33.5%
42.3
2000
28,158
$124,831
$1,198,649
47.9%
57.6
2010
28,806
$117,746
$1,438,572+
53.4%
71.6
2020
31,386
$167,678
$2,424,079+
66.6%
81.3
2024
30,525
$174,000
$2,000,000+
64.2%
79.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
