Burlingame, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Click Here to Find Homes in Burlingame, CA   Back to: Burlingame, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 27,975 (All urban) Houses: 12,858 (12,497 occupied: 5,955 owner occupied, 6,542 renter occupied) % of renters here:   52% State:   43% Housing density: 2966 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Burlingame, California on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Burlingame Neighborhoods  (16 replies) Burlingame Caltrain -- Parking, Commute Time?  (3 replies) Burlingame  (15 replies) Hillsborough or Burlingame?  (9 replies) Tell me all about Burlingame CA  (6 replies) moving SD to Burlingame  (3 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $600,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,101 Median gross rent in Burlingame, CA in 2000: $1,108 Housing units in Burlingame with a mortgage: 3,588 (365 second mortgage, 626 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,642 Household type by relationship Households: 27,495 In family households: 20,612 (5,231 male householders, 1,657 female householders) 5,706 spouses, 6,698 children (6,172 natural, 298 adopted, 228 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 378 other relatives, 413 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 6,883 (2,520 male householders (1,857 living alone)), 3,095 female householders (2,615 living alone)), 1,268 nonrelatives In group quarters: 480 (415 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,235 2-persons, 1,600 3-persons, 1,362 4-persons, 470 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,472 1-person, 1,025 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 7 5-persons. 4,292 married couples with children. 824 single-parent households (193 men, 631 women). 71.5% of residents of Burlingame speak English at home. 8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 8.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 10.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 6,875 (24.6%) (53.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Burlingame, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 12 $50,000 to $59,999: 16 $60,000 to $69,999: 8 $70,000 to $79,999: 54 $80,000 to $89,999: 15 $90,000 to $99,999: 7 $100,000 to $124,999: 15 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $174,999: 24 $175,000 to $199,999: 16 $200,000 to $249,999: 33 $250,000 to $299,999: 43 $300,000 to $399,999: 190 $400,000 to $499,999: 527 $500,000 to $749,999: 2226 $750,000 to $999,999: 1336 $1,000,000 or more: 708

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Burlingame: Less than $100: 16 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 19 $250 to $299: 10 $300 to $349: 14 $350 to $399: 24 $400 to $449: 42 $450 to $499: 31 $500 to $549: 49 $550 to $599: 45 $600 to $649: 167 $650 to $699: 157 $700 to $749: 369 $750 to $799: 221 $800 to $899: 783 $900 to $999: 921 $1,000 to $1,249: 1585 $1,250 to $1,499: 815 $1,500 to $1,999: 794 $2,000 or more: 330 No cash rent: 145

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.9%
Number of people working at home: 715 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 385 5 to 9 minutes: 1258 10 to 14 minutes: 2145 15 to 19 minutes: 2216 20 to 24 minutes: 1894 25 to 29 minutes: 738 30 to 34 minutes: 1932 35 to 39 minutes: 437 40 to 44 minutes: 869 45 to 59 minutes: 1474 60 to 89 minutes: 904 90 or more minutes: 235

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,733 (77%) Carpooled: 1,053 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 257 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 126 (1%) Railroad: 751 (5%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 24 (0%) Bicycle: 108 (1%) Walked: 360 (2%) Other means: 52 (0%) Worked at home: 715 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 540 $10,000 to $14,999: 412 $15,000 to $19,999: 475 $20,000 to $24,999: 421 $25,000 to $29,999: 412 $30,000 to $34,999: 494 $35,000 to $39,999: 457 $40,000 to $44,999: 673 $45,000 to $49,999: 585 $50,000 to $59,999: 956 $60,000 to $74,999: 1329 $75,000 to $99,999: 1740 $100,000 to $124,999: 1262 $125,000 to $149,999: 807 $150,000 to $199,999: 804 $200,000 or more: 1136

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 7003
• Italian: 2896
• Irish: 2821
• German: 2280
• English: 1664
• United States or American: 859
• Russian: 705
• French (except Basque): 648
• Iranian: 428
• Scottish: 421
• Polish: 378
• European: 368
• Arab:: 334
• Scotch-Irish: 326
• Swedish: 309
• Greek: 278
• Norwegian: 270
• Portuguese: 246
• Dutch: 199
• British: 170
• Canadian: 164
• Swiss: 128
• Armenian: 119
• Czech: 117
• Hungarian: 115
• Welsh: 102
• Ukrainian: 101
• French Canadian: 101
• Danish: 92
• Arab/Arabic: 88
• Maltese: 83
• Croatian: 77
• Austrian: 70
• Palestinian: 68
• Eastern European: 67
• Yugoslavian: 65
• Czechoslovakian: 57
• Lebanese: 56
• Northern European: 56
• Other Arab: 55
• Basque: 55
• Lithuanian: 54
• Scandinavian: 52
• Latvian: 44
• Finnish: 40
• Turkish: 39
• Egyptian: 35
• Subsaharan African:: 34
• Estonian: 33
• Romanian: 30
• Israeli: 29
• Syrian: 25
• Australian: 20
• Belgian: 20
• Celtic: 17
• African: 16
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14
• Jamaican: 14
• Serbian: 14
• Slovak: 14
• South African: 11
• Bulgarian: 9
• Carpatho Rusyn: 8
• Brazilian: 8
• New Zealander: 7
• Moroccan: 7
• Nigerian: 7
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
• Luxemburger: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14064
• Northeast: 2068
• Midwest: 2696
• South: 927
• West: 1151

57% of Burlingame residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 93
• Nursery to 4th grade: 26
• 5th and 6th grade: 107
• 7th and 8th grade: 76
• 9th grade: 50
• 10th grade: 92
• 11th grade: 26
• 12th grade, no diploma: 208
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,321
• Less than 1 year of college: 462
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,618
• Associate degree: 681
• Bachelor's degree: 3,023
• Master's degree: 1,193
• Professional school degree: 607
• Doctorate degree: 203

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 93
• Nursery to 4th grade: 48
• 5th and 6th grade: 66
• 7th and 8th grade: 151
• 9th grade: 118
• 10th grade: 72
• 11th grade: 47
• 12th grade, no diploma: 227
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,843
• Less than 1 year of college: 713
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,945
• Associate degree: 907
• Bachelor's degree: 3,358
• Master's degree: 1,134
• Professional school degree: 434
• Doctorate degree: 169

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,328
• Black householders: $45,536
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $90,473
• Asian householders: $62,052
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $68,472
• Some other race householders: $51,806
• Two or more races householders: $55,000
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $55,595

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $688,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $450,000
• Asian householders: $676,200
• Some other race householders: $726,600
• Two or more races householders: $781,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $645,600

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,111
• One, attached: 409
• Two: 311
• 3 or 4: 672
• 5 to 9: 1,705
• 10 to 19: 1,288
• 20 to 49: 1,682
• 50 or more: 680

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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