Millbrae 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 22,087 people and six associated neighborhoods, Millbrae is the 297th largest community in California. Millbrae home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Millbrae real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Millbrae is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Millbrae is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millbrae who work in management occupations (15.12%), business and financial occupations (10.53%), and office and administrative support (10.42%). Also of interest is that Millbrae 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: 19.92% 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. Millbrae 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 Millbrae is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Millbrae, the average commute to work is 30.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Millbrae use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Millbrae‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Millbrae is a pretty powerful place. 50.49% of the adults in Millbrae have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Millbrae in 2022 was $76,277, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $305,108 for a family of four. Millbrae is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Millbrae home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millbrae residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Millbrae also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Millbrae include Italian, Irish, German, English, and European. In addition, Millbrae has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.37%). The most common language spoken in Millbrae is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
