Broadmoor is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.
Demographics
2010
At the 2010 census Broadmoor had a population of 4,176. The population density was 9,277.0 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Broadmoor was 1,705 White, 100 African American, 30 Native American, 1,676 Asian, 44 Pacific Islander, 359 from other races, and 262 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 981 people. The census reported that 4,076 people lived in households, 68 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 were institutionalized. There were 1,349 households, 461 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 782 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 163 had a female householder with no husband present, 80 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 64 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 12 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 227 households were one person and 110 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.02. There were 1,025 families ; the average family size was 3.40. The age distribution was 854 people under the age of 18, 345 people aged 18 to 24, 1,095 people aged 25 to 44, 1,228 people aged 45 to 64, and 654 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 3,092.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,037 were owner-occupied and 312 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.9%. 2,981 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,095 people lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census there were 4,026 people, 1,275 households, and 984 families in the CDP. The population density was 8,998.9 people per square mile. There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 2,894.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 30.7% non-Hispanic White, 2.0% non-Hispanic African American, 0.2% Native American, 39.1% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.5%. Of the 1,275 households 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 16.2% of households were one person and 8.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.48. The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median household income was $69,836 and the median family income was $71,250. Males had a median income of $47,700 versus $37,784 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,608. About 3.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
History
The farms that had long graced the area started to give way to suburban housing developments from the 1940s onwards. The residents of Broadmoor, rallying around their police protection district and their sense of identity as a separate community, have been mostly successful in fighting off annexation by Daly City, despite losing slices of their community's territory, including its police headquarters, in the many piecemeal annexations which over the years saw Daly City gradually encircle Broadmoor in its entirety. Daly City's attempts to annex the enclave and Broadmoor residents' resistance to those efforts have led to strained relations between the two entities at times.
Public Safety
A special property tax assessment funds the Broadmoor Police Department, which was founded in 1948 after residents grew concerned of long response times from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department—most of whose deputies are based in the southern end of the county. The Broadmoor Police Protection District is governed by a Police Commission, the Broadmoor Police Protection District Board of Police Commissioners, which consists of three residents elected at large every four years. In 2007 State Senator Leland Yee authored legislation sponsored by the Broadmoor Police Department to recognize Broadmoor as a municipal or city police department. Senate Bill 230, which was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, provides Broadmoor Police with the same legal recognition and status of a city or municipal police department. The Broadmoor Police Department is staffed by eight full-time police officers, including the chief of police, and twenty-five part-time police officers. Fire protection is provided by the Colma Fire Protection District. The Colma Fire Protection District also provides 24 hr paramedic coverage 365 days a year. It is staffed with one paramedic at all times.
