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San Francisco--Oakland, CA Urban Area

3,364,862 Population
513.6 square miles 6,551.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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32%White7%Black0%†Native31%Asian1%†Islander1%†Other6%Two+24%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$72,160 ±$1,050 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$123,342 ±$2,393 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10% ±0.4% (329,706  ±14,179) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty9%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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30.3 minutes ±0.3 (42,490,124  ±720,994) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

49%Drove alone9%Carpooled12%Public transit2%†Bicycle5%Walked2%Other21%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

1,330,968 ±8,028 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (3,280,875  ±9,043) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples58%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married48%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale42%Female36%
Now marriedMale49%Female47%
DivorcedMale7%Female10%
WidowedMale2%Female7%
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4.5% ±0.4% (36,900  ±3,304) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-192%†20-243%†25-298%†30-359%†35-394%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

1,446,567 ±5,999 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied50%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit53%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$1,147,200 ±$13,982 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.3% ±0.5% (409,066  ±17,798) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.6% ±0.9% (2,230,200  ±23,823.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
53% ±0.7% (1,335,741  ±17,702.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree15%High school21%Some college29%Bachelor's24%Post-grad
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46.5% ±0.6% (1,490,426  ±20,974) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only57%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only53%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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35% ±0.5% (1,178,420  ±16,722) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.6% ±0.2% (73,219  ±4,175) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

777†WWII4,305†Korea26,579Vietnam12,653†Gulf (1990s)16,149†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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73,219 Total veterans ±4,175 65,111 Male ±4,078 8,108 Female ±1,361

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for San Francisco--Oakland, CA Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US78904-san-francisco-oakland-ca-urban-area/>