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," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Burlingame are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Burlingame Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Burlingame, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Burlingame is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 47.94% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.

Burlingame also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.58%.

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