Asians Now the Majority in Millbrae

Millbrae’s Asian population was about 9,155 in 2010, an increase of about 38 percent in the last decade, according to US Census Bureau data released on March 8. 

However, Millbrae’s overall population saw only a modest increase of 4 percent, and the rise in Asians correlates almost exactly with the decrease of whites in the city.

The number of whites dropped by a third to 8,736, now comprising 40 percent of the overall Millbrae 2010 population of 21,532.

The black and Latino population saw a moderate increase, 2.5 and 7 percent, respectively. 

California appears to be moving toward the middle – at least when it comes to where they call home.

According to Census Bureau figures released March 8, the state’s population rose 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010.

The Golden State grew from 33.8 million residents to 37.2 million resident during that decade, the census reported.

Most of that growth appears to have come in the counties that span the middle of the state.

Riverside County had the biggest jump, increasing 41 percent from 2000 to 2010. The city of Beaumont in that county leaped 224 percent from 11,384 to 36,887 people.

Next was Placer County with a 40 percent jump. The city of Lincoln skyrocketed 282 percent from 11,205 to 42,819 people.

Other counties that grew more than 20 percent included Imperial, Kern, Madera, Merced and Tulare.

Los Angeles County’s population edged up 3 percent. San Francisco County’s population also rose 3 percent, while San Diego County jumped 10 percent.

The only counties that saw population decreases were three small regions in the Sierra Nevada. They were Alpine County (down 3 percent), Plumas County (down 4 percent) and Sierra County (down 9 percent).

Associate Regional Editor David Mills contributed to this story.