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Burlingame, California: commercial real estate data.
Burlingame is a Census city of 30,525 people across 4.39 square miles of land, in San Mateo County. Median household income is $174,000, 48.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burlingame
What Burlingame is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.39 sq mi
- Water area1.65 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,948
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Mateo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlingame
How many people live in Burlingame
- Population30,525
- Median age41.2
- Population under 186,834
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,983
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households12,266
- Family households7,384
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlingame
Income and work in Burlingame
- Median household income$174,000
- Per capita income$98,645
- Civilian labor force16,968
- Employed16,005
- Unemployed963 plus or minus 256
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over22,279
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlingame
Housing in Burlingame
- Housing units13,798
- Occupied units12,266
- Vacant units1,532
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent
- Owner occupied5,915
- Renter occupied6,351
- Ownership rate48.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,785
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units7,192
- Share single family52.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,606
- Share in buildings of two or more47.9 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlingame
How Burlingame gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,211
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,998 plus or minus 431
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,636
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.3 percent
- Drove alone53.3 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport6.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home27.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burlingame
SBA loans in Burlingame (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$25,068,200
- Average approval$582,981
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,792,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported480
- Jobs per approval11.2
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.3 percent
- Share to franchises7.0 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS32
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlingame, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Burlingame
SBA loans in Burlingame (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$39,020,000
- Average approval$1,696,522
- Median approval$1,135,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported561
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlingame, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Burlingame
Flood risk in Burlingame
- NFIP communityCity of Burlingame
- NFIP community number065019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date04/05/19
The City of Burlingame participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065019 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Mateo County, not Burlingame
San Mateo County context, not Burlingame figures
- Establishments in San Mateo County21,569
- Covered employment, San Mateo County416,422
- Average annual pay, San Mateo County$196,441
- Housing units permitted, San Mateo County1,088
Every figure in this section is published for San Mateo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burlingame.
All San Mateo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Burlingame questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burlingame, California?
30,525, in 12,266 households. Burlingame city covers 4.39 square miles of land, which is 6,948 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burlingame in?
San Mateo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Burlingame?
$174,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $2,785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Burlingame businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $25.1 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $39.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burlingame, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Burlingame borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Burlingame. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Burlingame in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burlingame appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burlingame, city of, community 065019, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Burlingame figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Mateo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Burlingame.
Is zoning published for Burlingame?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.