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San Francisco, CA

827,526 Population
46.7 square miles 17,720.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$92,786 ±$2,805 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $74,649 ±$1,029
  • nearly double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$139,801 ±$6,180 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $135,590 ±$2,210
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

11.3% ±0.8% (91,881  ±6,541) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 9% 410,458 (±0.4% / ±18,415)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

32.2 minutes ±0.7 (11,833,910  ±370,998) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 32.7 63,477,316 (±0.2 / ±865,665)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)

Families

371,841 ±4,793 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,770,425 ±8,818
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
2.1 ±0 (797,384  ±1,096) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.6 4,550,043 (±0 / ±1,351)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

3.7% ±0.7% (7,659  ±1,486) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 4.5% 50,287 (±0.4% / ±4,496)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

420,054 ±476 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,908,554 ±568
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$1,314,700 ±$41,701 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,132,900 ±$9,596
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

15.3% ±0.9% (125,502  ±7,387.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 11.5% 528,002 (±0.4% / ±18,046.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

88.9% ±1.9% (586,019  ±12,538.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,060,569 (±0.9% / ±29,777.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
60.9% ±1.5% (401,561  ±9,913.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 53.8% 1,840,959 (±0.7% / ±22,746.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

43.9% ±1.4% (348,710  ±10,740.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 43.4% 1,920,320 (±0.5% / ±22,490.2)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)

34.2% (283,085  ±10,047) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 32.4% 1,506,259
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

2.2% ±0.3% (15,902  ±2,256) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.9% 108,380 (±0.1% / ±5,012)
  • about half the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
15,902 Total veterans ±2,256 14,204 Male ±2,197 1,698 Female ±640

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