Millbrae is a city of 22,689 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,934,900. 41% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $3,272 a month at the median. That is roughly 65% ahead of the California median. Households take in $163,476 a year at the median, 99% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $163,476, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Millbrae
What changed most since 1990
Asian share16.5% → 48.1%(+31.6 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share71.2% → 29.4%(−41.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.3% → 52.7%(+28.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)5.7%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.5%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(204)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War22.7%(108)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(11)
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
Millbrae, decade by decade
Millbrae 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
20,412
$110,401
$953,307
24.3%
56.7
2000
20,718
$124,608
$1,001,546
33.8%
74.2
2010
21,532
$116,183
$1,331,110
40.4%
80.0
2020
23,216
$153,104
$1,853,086
48.9%
77.8
2024
22,689
$163,476
$1,934,900
52.7%
82.1
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.
