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 30,559 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.08% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.48 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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.

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 64.32% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Burlingame in 2018 was $90,326, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $361,304 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 13.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlingame include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.

Burlingame also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.97%.

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