San Bruno, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 40,315 (All urban)

San Bruno, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,951 (14,650 occupied: 9,148 owner occupied, 5,502 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2737 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,365 (lower quartile is $1,081, upper quartile is $1,734)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,983

Median gross rent in San Bruno, CA in 2007: $1,467

Housing units in San Bruno with a mortgage: 5,381 (791 second mortgage, 880 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,155

San Bruno,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $684,187 (it was $365,100 in 2000)

San Bruno:	$684,187
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $568,776 - $648,435

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $610,375
Here: $610,375
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $653,727
Here: $653,727
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $651,745
Here: $651,745
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $666,876
Here: $666,876
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,535
Here: $302,535
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $450,000
Here: $450,000
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $162,500
Here: $162,500
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,944

In family households: 34,245 (7,495 male householders, 2,507 female householders)
8,005 spouses, 12,083 children (11,566 natural, 147 adopted, 370 stepchildren), 820 grandchildren, 651 brothers or sisters, 563 parents, 1,275 other relatives, 846 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,699 (2,162 male householders (1,604 living alone)), 2,394 female householders (2,045 living alone)), 1,143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 220 (144 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,553 2-persons, 2,346 3-persons, 2,237 4-persons, 1,010 5-persons, 491 6-persons, 365 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,649 1-person, 779 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

6,543 married couples with children.
1,601 single-parent households (441 men, 1,160 women).

57.8% of residents of San Bruno speak English at home.
17.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
8.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
13.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 13,021 (32.4%)
(52.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Bruno, California:
	1 room: 279 2 rooms: 662 3 rooms: 878 4 rooms: 698 5 rooms: 2,141 6 rooms: 2,311 7 rooms: 1,226 8 rooms: 679 9 or more rooms: 274

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Bruno, California:
	1 room: 665 2 rooms: 1,147 3 rooms: 1,192 4 rooms: 1,047 5 rooms: 766 6 rooms: 389 7 rooms: 193 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 36

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 123
1990 to 1994: 197
1980 to 1989: 890
1970 to 1979: 2,513
1960 to 1969: 3,387
1950 to 1959: 4,499
1940 to 1949: 2,075
1939 or earlier: 1,233

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Bruno:
	no bedroom: 441 1 bedroom: 1,089 2 bedrooms: 1,661 3 bedrooms: 4,331 4 bedrooms: 1,302 5 or more bedrooms: 324

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Bruno:
	no bedroom: 804 1 bedroom: 2,108 2 bedrooms: 1,555 3 bedrooms: 801 4 bedrooms: 206 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in San Bruno in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 363 1 vehicle: 2,370 2 vehicles: 3,682 3 vehicles: 1,896 4 vehicles: 638 5 or more vehicles: 199

Cars and other vehicles available in San Bruno in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 375 1 vehicle: 2,563 2 vehicles: 1,819 3 vehicles: 489 4 vehicles: 171 5 or more vehicles: 85

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in San Bruno, CA:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 30
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 15
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 20
$175,000 to $199,999: 82
$200,000 to $249,999: 252
$250,000 to $299,999: 272
$300,000 to $399,999: 640
$400,000 to $499,999: 714
$500,000 to $749,999: 3473
$750,000 to $999,999: 2791
$1,000,000 or more: 778

San Bruno rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in San Bruno:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 11
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 50
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 132
$800 to $899: 193
$900 to $999: 356
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,270
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,064
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,269
$2,000 or more: 872
No cash rent: 127

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,395 1990 to 1994: 1,710 1985 to 1989: 2,103 1980 to 1984: 1,784 1975 to 1979: 1,539 1970 to 1974: 1,165 1970 to 1974: 764 1965 to 1969: 1,561

San Bruno, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.4%
Number of people working at home: 510 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 265
5 to 9 minutes: 1833
10 to 14 minutes: 3589
15 to 19 minutes: 3170
20 to 24 minutes: 2665
25 to 29 minutes: 1036
30 to 34 minutes: 3241
35 to 39 minutes: 528
40 to 44 minutes: 980
45 to 59 minutes: 1611
60 to 89 minutes: 1002
90 or more minutes: 528

San Bruno mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,084 (72%)
Carpooled: 3,016 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 673 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 496 (2%)
Railroad: 451 (2%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 60 (0%)
Bicycle: 112 (1%)
Walked: 457 (2%)
Other means: 63 (0%)
Worked at home: 510 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 644
$10,000 to $14,999: 440
$15,000 to $19,999: 490
$20,000 to $24,999: 441
$25,000 to $29,999: 572
$30,000 to $34,999: 849
$35,000 to $39,999: 810
$40,000 to $44,999: 825
$45,000 to $49,999: 573
$50,000 to $59,999: 1188
$60,000 to $74,999: 2143
$75,000 to $99,999: 2346
$100,000 to $124,999: 1460
$125,000 to $149,999: 883
$150,000 to $199,999: 576
$200,000 or more: 318

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 18434

Italian: 3553

Irish: 3100

German: 2190

English: 1309

United States or American: 865

Arab:: 753

Russian: 674

Greek: 517

Palestinian: 456

French (except Basque): 432

Scotch-Irish: 394

Polish: 370

Norwegian: 358

Swedish: 346

Scottish: 308

European: 308

Arab/Arabic: 252

Maltese: 241

Danish: 208

Dutch: 181

Portuguese: 173

Swiss: 152

Ukrainian: 124

French Canadian: 110

British: 100

Armenian: 90

Welsh: 76

Hungarian: 73

Canadian: 72

Croatian: 69

Subsaharan African:: 66

African: 56

Brazilian: 55

Finnish: 51

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 50

Iranian: 46

Slovene: 40

Lebanese: 39

Belgian: 37

Austrian: 35

Bulgarian: 34

Lithuanian: 33

Basque: 28

Yugoslavian: 28

Pennsylvania German: 25

Czech: 22

Northern European: 22

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 21

Estonian: 19

Romanian: 16

Czechoslovakian: 16

Jamaican: 16

West Indian: 13

Celtic: 12

Turkish: 11

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Acadian/Cajun: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 10

Israeli: 10

Eastern European: 6

Iraqi: 6

Scandinavian: 4

Slavic: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (17%)
Philippines (15%)
Melanesia (6%)
El Salvador (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Nicaragua (5%)
Polynesia (4%)

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

This state: 21270
Northeast: 1260
Midwest: 1884
South: 1016
West: 1312

63% of San Bruno residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 182
Nursery to 4th grade: 84
5th and 6th grade: 207
7th and 8th grade: 206
9th grade: 213
10th grade: 240
11th grade: 193
12th grade, no diploma: 791
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,815
Less than 1 year of college: 966
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,887
Associate degree: 1,058
Bachelor's degree: 2,345
Master's degree: 756
Professional school degree: 183
Doctorate degree: 190

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 231
Nursery to 4th grade: 91
5th and 6th grade: 309
7th and 8th grade: 301
9th grade: 167
10th grade: 292
11th grade: 109
12th grade, no diploma: 680
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,306
Less than 1 year of college: 1,118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,745
Associate degree: 1,250
Bachelor's degree: 2,751
Master's degree: 668
Professional school degree: 253
Doctorate degree: 93

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,246
Black householders: $50,657
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,442
Asian householders: $88,527
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $96,906
Some other race householders: $59,831
Two or more races householders: $61,964
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $65,263

San Bruno household income for White non-Hispanic householders

San Bruno household income for Black householders

San Bruno household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

San Bruno household income for Asian householders

San Bruno household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

San Bruno household income for Some other race householders

San Bruno household income for Two or more races householders

San Bruno household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

San Bruno marital status for males

San Bruno marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $727,288
Black or African American householders: $762,519
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,060,293
Asian householders: $746,777
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $455,187
Some other race householders: $595,735
Two or more races householders: $762,706
Hispanic or Latino householders: $661,886

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,040
One, attached: 565
Two: 409
3 or 4: 777
5 to 9: 1,079
10 to 19: 779
20 to 49: 607
50 or more: 1,673
Mobile homes: 15
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $726,237

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in San Bruno:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 898

Here:	20.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 283

Here:	12.2%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 362

Here:	13.6%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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