Brisbane, CA

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Brisbane, California

Brisbane, California, in San Mateo county, is 1 miles N of South San Francisco, California (center to center) and 6 miles S of San Francisco, California. The city has a population of 3,597.

The People and Families of Brisbane

In Brisbane, about 44% of adults are married. Lots of people in Brisbane live independently, in one-person housing. The city has its share of unmarried adults.

Among adults, males are better represented than women in Brisbane.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Brisbane had a median family income of $81,484. Brisbane is full of successful families and individuals. The city has a large middle class. Brisbane benefits from its educated workforce. The city, compared to most cities like it, can boast of a large population of high-income unmarried people.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Brisbane residents, with $5,200. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Brisbane Housing

In Brisbane, 67% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. Landlords in the city rent a large number of single bedroom units.

Commuting

In Brisbane, 85% of commuters drive to work. Why drive when you can avoid it? People in Brisbane use public transportation more than most people in similar cities.

High Points

Brisbane strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 9%

Comparative Profile of Brisbane, CA

Comparing Brisbane to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	1 miles N of South San Francisco, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	6 miles S of San Francisco, California
County	San Mateo
Standard Zip Codes	94005
Phone Area Codes	650
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.681
Longitude	-122.398

Station	SAN FRANCISCO INTL AP
Distance	4.4 miles
Jan Temp	43 to 56 F
Apr Temp	48 to 64 F
Jul Temp	55 to 71 F
Oct Temp	52 to 70 F
Annual Precip	20.1 inches

Station	RICHMOND
Distance	4.8 miles
Jan Temp	43 to 57 F
Apr Temp	48 to 66 F
Jul Temp	55 to 71 F
Oct Temp	53 to 72 F
Annual Precip	23.3 inches

Station	OAKLAND MUSEUM
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	45 to 57 F
Apr Temp	51 to 66 F
Jul Temp	57 to 73 F
Oct Temp	55 to 72 F
Annual Precip	22.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	3,597	100%
Male	1,806	50.2%
Female	1,791	49.8%
Under 18	638	17.7%
18+	2,959	82.3%
65+	292	8.1%
Median Age	40.3
Average Family Size	2.89
White	2,624	72.9%
African-American	38	1.1%
Asian	524	14.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	24	0.7%
Other	180	5%
Mixed Race	185	5.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	550	15.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	3,556
Growth	-41
Growth %	-1.09%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.4%
Irish	12%
German	11.5%
Italian	9.1%
English	5.6%
US/American	4%
European	2.6%
Russian	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Polish	1.9%
Scottish	1.8%
Swedish	1.6%
South African	1.5%
Portuguese	1.2%
British	1.1%
Dutch	1.1%
Hungarian	0.9%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Finnish	0.8%
Slovak	0.8%
Croatian	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
Armenian	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Maltese	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
Palestinian	0.2%
Australian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Brisbane	3,597	$81,484
Colma	1,191	$60,556
Daly City	103,621	$68,365
Millbrae	20,718	$82,061
Pacifica	38,390	$78,361
San Bruno	40,165	$70,251
South San Francisco	60,552	$66,598

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