Moving to Burlingame, California
Population: 28,158. Estimated population in July 2024: 27,380 (-2.8% change)
Males: 13,454 (47.8%), Females: 14,704 (52.2%)
San Mateo County
Zip codes: 94010.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $68,526
Median house value: $685,900
Population by Race
Races in Burlingame:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
- Hispanic (10.6%)
- Chinese (6.0%)
- Two or more races (4.0%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Filipino (2.5%)
- Japanese (2.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.4%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (14.0%), German (13.6%), Italian (11.7%), English (9.8%), French (4.4%), Russian (3.3%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Burlingame
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.7%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Burlingame city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.6%
24.4% Foreign born (11.7% Asia, 5.6% Latin America, 5.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,387 (+5.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Burlingame:
- MILLS-PENINSULA HOSPITAL (1783 EL CAMINO REAL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Burlingame:
- SAN MATEO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SAN MATEO, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
- SETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; DALY CITY, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burlingame:
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 14 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
- NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: SJC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burlingame:
- SAN CARLOS (about 11 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)
- HALF MOON BAY (about 12 miles; HALF MOON BAY, CA; Abbreviation: HAF)
- HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 18 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)
Amtrak stations near Burlingame:
- 2 miles: MILLBRAE (MILLBRAE AVE. & CALIFORNIA DR.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 3 miles: SAN FRANCISCO INT’L AIRPO (SAN BRUNO, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING (SAN FRANCISCO, 835 MARKET ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Burlingame:
- ROTH-WILLIAMS CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION (Location: 1633 BAYSHORE HWY STE 135; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burlingame:
- COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO (about 4 miles; SAN MATEO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,619)
- SKYLINE COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SAN BRUNO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,335)
- CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 11 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 17,819)
- CANADA COLLEGE (about 13 miles; REDWOOD CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 21,373)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO (about 14 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,517)
- UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,199)
Schools
Public high school in Burlingame:
- BURLINGAME HIGH (Students: 1,338; Location: 400 CAROLAN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Burlingame:
- MERCY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location: 2750 ADELINE DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Burlingame:
- BURLINGAME INTERMEDIATE (Students: 869; Location: 1715 QUESADA WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 420; Location: 2385 TROUSDALE DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 315; Location: 1801 DEVEREUX DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 260; Location: 701 PALOMA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 258; Location: 1151 VANCOUVER AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location: 801 HOWARD AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Burlingame:
- ST CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 1300 BAYSWATER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- OUR LADY OF ANGELS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 321; Location: 1328 CABRILLO AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Burlingame:
- BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,892,945; Location: 480 PRIMROSE RD.; 230,774 books; 5,869 audio materials; 2,988 video materials; 447 serial subscriptions)