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California · Census place 09066

Burlingame city, CA

Quick answer

Burlingame city has 30,526 residents, ranking #268 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $168,832, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $2,643 a month.

Population
30,526Burlingame city residents
Median household income
$168,832Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$2,000,001Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,643Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Burlingame city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Burlingame city median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 11.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 50.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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