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San Francisco, California

Interactive maps of population, income, age, housing, education and health for San Francisco, California, beside the state and national figures.

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population830,23539,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$140,970$99,122$80,734
Median Age40.037.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher60.3%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$1,394,500$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$2,476$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate11.2%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate6.1%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born34.0%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate38.2%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time30.428.726.4
Worked from Home31.0%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households35.1%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in San Francisco, California

Age in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age40.037.938.9
Under 18 %13.7%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %6.6%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %20.6%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %16.4%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %25.1%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %17.6%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Households363,97013,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size2.22.82.5
Family Households46.3%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children18.2%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families11.2%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone38.8%24.3%28.7%
Never Married45.5%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$92,289$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,00013.6%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9997.9%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99913.5%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More36.5%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate11.2%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty21.5%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households11.4%12.4%n/a

Housing in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units414,60214,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes18.0%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units49.2%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate12.2%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,946.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied61.8%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income25.1%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$9,862$5,124n/a

Education in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School11.0%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate11.3%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree17.4%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree35.0%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree25.4%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation69.6%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work28.6%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit18.7%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work9.4%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes13.8%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour11.3%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car30.2%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in San Francisco, California

StatisticSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence40.5%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens21.3%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens12.7%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home56.4%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home11.1%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency30.5%32.1%16.7%

Cities near San Francisco

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.