San Bruno is home to 42,307 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,207,500. The foreign-born share is 36%. Median rent is $2,773 a month. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median household earns $141,272, about 72% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $141,272, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Bruno
What changed most since 1990
White share60.2% → 28.6%(−31.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share17.2% → 31.4%(+14.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.3% → 45.2%(+23.9 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)26.5%(309)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(300)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(362)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(61)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,167 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
San Bruno, decade by decade
San Bruno 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
38,961
$100,848
$700,340
21.3%
71.9
2000
40,165
$113,090
$665,086
26.2%
85.0
2010
41,114
$108,721
$932,769
33.8%
89.7
2020
43,908
$137,085
$1,161,497
43.5%
90.9
2024
42,307
$141,272
$1,207,500
45.2%
90.8
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.
