Demographics of San Bruno city, California

San Bruno city, California had 42,305 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,450 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

San Bruno city, in four figures

42,305
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 42,307 ±47.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,450 people.; 39.8 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,272 ±$9,325
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

San Bruno city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of San Bruno city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

San Bruno city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of San Bruno city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	43,755	100.0	100.0
2021	42,298	96.7	100.2
2022	41,770	95.5	100.7
2023	41,717	95.3	101.6
2024	42,043	96.1	102.5
2025	42,305	96.7	103.1

Population of San Bruno city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	43,755	—
2021	42,298	−1,457
2022	41,770	−528
2023	41,717	−53
2024	42,043	+326
2025	42,305	+262

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±1.1: for men 38.6 ±1.1 and for women 42.0 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in San Bruno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,942 ±338	4.6% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,225 ±626	12.4% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,333 ±539	7.9% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,256 ±1,003	31.3% ±2.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,955 ±737	25.9% ±1.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,596 ±631	18.0% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,272 ±$9,325, and income per person $64,768 ±$3,424, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in San Bruno city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	970 ±255	6.4% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,326 ±297	8.7% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,730 ±339	11.4% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,503 ±307	9.9% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,515 ±411	16.5% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,051 ±288	13.5% ±1.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,129 ±444	33.7% ±2.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in San Bruno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,523 ±844	6.0% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69 to 321	1.0% to 4.5%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	662 to 2,192	2.7% to 8.9%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	901 ±306	8.6% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in San Bruno city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Bruno city	California	United States
Housing units	16,433 ±574	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±1.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±2.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±2.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,207,500 ±$42,028	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,773 ±$119	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in San Bruno city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,354 ±1,391	29.2% ±3.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,100 ±1,076	28.6% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	212 to 1,570	0.5% to 3.7%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13,281 ±1,036	31.4% ±2.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 107	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	408 to 1,794	1.0% to 4.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	170 to 644	0.4% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,113 ±519	5.0% ±1.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in San Bruno city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	22,931 ±1,050	54.2% ±2.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,317 ±395	7.8% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	856 ±238	2.0% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,203 ±1,075	35.9% ±2.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,795 ±801	20.8% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,408 ±1,051	15.1% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

San Bruno city among the places of California

215th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near San Bruno city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Vineyard CDP	43,751 ±2,506
Lompoc city	43,646 ±45
Danville town	43,401 ±79
Coachella city	43,307 ±44
Campbell city	42,781 ±42
San Bruno city	42,307 ±47
Altadena CDP	41,705 ±2,203
Rancho Palos Verdes city	40,864 ±57
Culver City city	39,931 ±71
Stanton city	39,402 ±56
La Quinta city	38,707 ±58

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in San Bruno city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 27 Places in California by median rent
No. 46 Places in California by median home value
No. 52 Places by median rent
No. 61 Places in California by median household income
No. 63 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 79 Places by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026