Burlingame is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 27,975 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Burlingame is the 250th largest community in California.

Burlingame is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Burlingame is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlingame who work in management occupations (17.86%), office and administrative support jobs (13.45%), and sales jobs (13.10%).

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.

Burlingame, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Burlingame is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the nice things about Burlingame is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Burlingame Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Burlingame. 47.94% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Burlingame in 2000 was $43,565, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,260 for a family of four. However, Burlingame contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burlingame is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burlingame home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Burlingame is 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 10.68% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlingame include Italian, Irish, German, English, Russian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Burlingame's cultural character, accounting for 24.58% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Burlingame is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.