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Millbrae, California: commercial real estate data.
Millbrae is a Census city of 22,689 people across 3.27 square miles of land, in San Mateo County. Median household income is $163,476, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Millbrae
What Millbrae is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.27 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,941
- 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.
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How many people live in Millbrae
- Population22,689
- Median age43.7
- Population under 184,322
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over4,599
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households8,121
- Family households5,544
- Share of households that are families68.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Millbrae
- Median household income$163,476
- Per capita income$78,551
- Civilian labor force12,363
- Employed11,657
- Unemployed706 plus or minus 211
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over16,852
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Millbrae
- Housing units8,705
- Occupied units8,121
- Vacant units584 plus or minus 199
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied4,937
- Renter occupied3,184
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,934,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,272
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent
- Single family units5,561
- Share single family63.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,117
- Share in buildings of two or more35.8 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Millbrae gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,718
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,553
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,221
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.4 percent
- Drove alone59.0 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport7.5 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home22.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Millbrae (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$11,844,700
- Average approval$592,235
- Median approval$296,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,481,500
- Largest approval$2,975,000
- Jobs supported204
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Millbrae, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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SBA loans in Millbrae (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,560,000
- Average approval$2,560,000
- Median approval$2,560,000
- Largest approval$2,560,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Millbrae, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Millbrae
- NFIP communityCity of Millbrae
- NFIP community number065045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/19
The City of Millbrae participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065045 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Mateo County, not Millbrae
San Mateo County context, not Millbrae 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 Millbrae.
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
Millbrae questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Millbrae, California?
22,689, in 8,121 households. Millbrae city covers 3.27 square miles of land, which is 6,941 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Millbrae 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 Millbrae?
$163,476. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,934,900. Median gross rent is $3,272 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Millbrae businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $11.8 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $296,350, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Millbrae, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Millbrae borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Millbrae. Only 4 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 Millbrae in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Millbrae appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Millbrae, city of, community 065045, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Millbrae 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 Millbrae.
Is zoning published for Millbrae?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.