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San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

4,709,220 Population
2,470.3 square miles 1,906.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,778 ±$313 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$110,837 ±$791 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

8.5% ±0.2% (396,651  ±8,392) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

34.1 minutes ±0.1 (72,423,090  ±391,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,701,865 ±3,726 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.7 ±0 (4,630,241  ±2,370) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.5% ±0.1% (51,934  ±1,579) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

1,810,522 ±953 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$888,500 ±$3,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.8% ±0.2% (596,091  ±8,513.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.5% ±0.4% (3,060,122  ±13,424) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
50.7% ±0.3% (1,731,798  ±9,199.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.7% ±0.2% (1,443,907  ±10,603) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

3.9% ±0.1% (147,578  ±2,681) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
147,578 Total veterans ±2,681 135,683 Male ±2,555 11,895 Female ±949

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