Burlingame is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 30,885 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Burlingame is the 250th largest community in California. Burlingame home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Burlingame real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Burlingame is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Burlingame is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlingame who work in management occupations (20.00%), business and financial occupations (10.20%), and computer science and math (7.70%). Also of interest is that Burlingame has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Burlingame has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 27.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Burlingame is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Burlingame is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Burlingame, the average commute to work is 31.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For the size of the city, public transportation in Burlingame is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Burlingame, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Burlingame is a pretty powerful place. 64.21% of the adults in Burlingame have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Burlingame in 2022 was $98,645, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $394,580 for a family of four. Burlingame is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burlingame home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlingame residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Burlingame also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlingame include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Burlingame's cultural character, accounting for 31.61% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Burlingame is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
