San Bruno is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 41,533 people and ten associated neighborhoods, San Bruno is the 205th largest community in California.

San Bruno home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but San Bruno real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that San Bruno 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: 14.62% 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, San Bruno is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the San Bruno area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of San Bruno are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.90% of adults in San Bruno have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in San Bruno in 2022 was $57,984, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $231,936 for a family of four.

San Bruno is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Bruno home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Bruno residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. San Bruno also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Bruno include Irish, Italian, German, English, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of San Bruno's cultural character, accounting for 37.20% of the city’s population.

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