California · Census place 65028
San Bruno city, CA
Quick answer
San Bruno city has 42,612 residents, ranking #214 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $135,976, the median home is worth $1,199,400 and median gross rent runs $2,696 a month.
- Population
- 42,612San Bruno city residents
- Median household income
- $135,976Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,199,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,696Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Bruno city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Bruno city median would spend about 23.8% 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 8.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 61.8% 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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- Hollister city 43,003
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- Rancho Palos Verdes city 41,259
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