San Bruno

Population & Demographics

San Bruno, CA

San Bruno is home to 42,307 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,960 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
42,307
people
Population

42,307 residents

Median age 39.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

San Bruno population & demographics

Who lives in San Bruno — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
42,307
Median age
39.8yrs
Median household income
$141,272
Median home value
$1,207,500
Median gross rent
$2,773/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.2%
Poverty rate
6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in San Bruno

How San Bruno breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian31.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.2%
White28.6%
Two or more races5.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.6%
Black2.1%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across San Bruno

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across San Bruno.

San Bruno at a glance
Employed Residents
22,960
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Francisco
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for San Bruno proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How San Bruno commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

San Bruno

22,960 commutes, one dot at a time

San Bruno

Where 22,960 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in San Bruno, by worker count.

1San Francisco9.1 mi6,750
2South San Francisco2.0 mi1,734
3San Bruno0.0 mi1,365
4San Mateo8.0 mi1,081
5Burlingame4.5 mi994
6Oakland16.0 mi735
7Redwood City14.3 mi700
8San Jose37.4 mi623

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into San Bruno.

1San Francisco9.1 mi2,726
2San Bruno0.0 mi1,365
3Daly City4.9 mi754
4South San Francisco2.0 mi691
5San Jose37.4 mi664
6San Mateo8.0 mi548
7Oakland16.0 mi324
8Pacifica3.4 mi282

Top industries

The sectors that employ San Bruno’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
INInformation12.6%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises11.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.7%
RTRetail Trade11.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
EDEducational Services7.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for San Bruno

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps92% of homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in San Bruno

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