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San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

4,731,803 Population
2,470.4 square miles 1,915.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$60,223 ±$786 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$114,696 ±$1,965 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

8.2% ±0.4% (380,982  ±19,484) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

35.2 minutes ±0.3 (79,633,690  ±939,421) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,721,576 ±7,415 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (4,654,824  ±3,894) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.2% ±0.4% (49,498  ±4,126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,841,897 ±1,707 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$940,900 ±$7,982 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.7% ±0.4% (592,840  ±19,218.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89.6% ±0.8% (3,083,220  ±27,313.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
51.4% ±0.6% (1,768,174  ±19,525.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

41.3% ±0.5% (1,852,156  ±22,795) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

30.9% ±0.5% (1,464,048  ±22,110) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

3.7% ±0.2% (142,447  ±6,012) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
142,447 Total veterans ±6,012 132,185 Male ±5,340 10,262 Female ±1,944

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