San Bruno is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 41,533 people and ten associated neighborhoods, San Bruno is the 205th largest community in California.
San Bruno home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but San Bruno real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that San Bruno has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in San Bruno use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of San Bruno‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
San Bruno is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.90% of adults in San Bruno have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in San Bruno in 2022 was $57,984, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $231,936 for a family of four.
San Bruno is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Bruno home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Bruno residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Bruno also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Bruno include Irish, Italian, German, English, and European.
San Bruno also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.20%.
The most common language spoken in San Bruno is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.