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San Francisco County, California

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
830,235
Households
363,970
Average household size
2.21
Median age
40 years
Median household income
$140,970
Housing units
414,602
Population comparison
2020 Census873,965
2024 estimate830,235
Change−5.0%

People

Who lives here

Population
830,235
Median age
40 years
Male
426,199
Female
404,036
Median age by sex
Male median age
39.8 years
Female median age
40.2 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
17,513Under 516,633
40,6115–1738,751
26,65618–2428,313
89,13225–3481,729
73,03335–4462,947
58,54645–5450,304
53,19655–6446,361
67,51265+78,998
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 517,51316,633
5–1740,61138,751
18–2426,65628,313
25–3489,13281,729
35–4473,03362,947
45–5458,54650,304
55–6453,19646,361
65+67,51278,998
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5–17
Male
5–9
15,411
10–14
16,042
15–17
9,158
Female
5–9
14,264
10–14
15,582
15–17
8,905
18–24
Male
18–19
6,567
20
2,513
21
2,451
22–24
15,125
Female
18–19
7,410
20
2,714
21
2,377
22–24
15,812
25–34
Male
25–29
40,528
30–34
48,604
Female
25–29
38,535
30–34
43,194
35–44
Male
35–39
40,302
40–44
32,731
Female
35–39
35,413
40–44
27,534
45–54
Male
45–49
28,736
50–54
29,810
Female
45–49
25,153
50–54
25,151
55–64
Male
55–59
28,182
60–61
10,622
62–64
14,392
Female
55–59
23,569
60–61
9,093
62–64
13,699
65+
Male
65–66
8,985
67–69
13,236
70–74
17,953
75–79
12,125
80–84
7,263
85+
7,950
Female
65–66
9,324
67–69
11,852
70–74
21,029
75–79
14,264
80–84
9,073
85+
13,456
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
324,34239.1%
Asian alone
292,16735.2%
Two or more races
98,52811.9%
Some other race
64,8787.8%
Black alone
41,3335.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
6,0590.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2,9280.4%
Residents: 830,235.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone324,342
Asian alone292,167
Two or more races98,528
Some other race64,878
Black alone41,333
American Indian / Alaska Native6,059
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,928

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
134,659
White, not Hispanic
305,647

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
168,501
Married-couple share
75.8%
Derived from published counts
With children
39.2%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
141,32038.8%
1 person
117,71032.3%
2 people
48,05113.2%
3 people
35,1559.7%
4 people
21,7346.0%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
12,320
6 People
5,364
7 Plus People
4,050
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person141,320
2 people117,710
3 people48,051
4 people35,155
5+ people21,734
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households168,501
Married-couple families127,64675.8% of family households
With children
45,99536%
Without children
81,65164%
Other families40,85524.2% of family households
Male householder
12,98631.8%
Female householder
27,86968.2%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households168,501Not applicable
Married-couple families127,64675.8%
With children45,99536%
Without children81,65164%
Other families40,85524.2%
Male householder12,98631.8%
Female householder27,86968.2%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$140,970
Median family
$171,141
Per capita
$92,289
Household incomeShare of households
49,66413.6%
Under $25k
33,4429.2%
$25–49k
28,7887.9%
$50–74k
29,4418.1%
$75–99k
49,05213.5%
$100–149k
40,91011.2%
$150–199k
132,67336.5%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
17,200
$10,000–$14,999
15,436
$15,000–$19,999
9,043
$20,000–$24,999
7,985
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
7,042
$30,000–$34,999
7,466
$35,000–$39,999
5,111
$40,000–$44,999
6,798
$45,000–$49,999
7,025
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
11,098
$60,000–$74,999
17,690
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
26,785
$125,000–$149,999
22,267
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k49,664
$25–49k33,442
$50–74k28,788
$75–99k29,441
$100–149k49,052
$150–199k40,910
$200k+132,673

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
661,758
High school or higher
89%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
60.3%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
45,9706.9%
Less than 9th grade
26,9674.1%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
74,59211.3%
High school or equivalent
79,51412.0%
Some college, no degree
35,4195.4%
Associate degree
231,39435.0%
Bachelor’s degree
167,90225.4%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
24,987
Nursery School
375
Kindergarten
583
First Grade
392
Second Grade
1,326
Third Grade
1,693
Fourth Grade
961
Fifth Grade
2,816
Sixth Grade
6,652
Seventh Grade
1,437
Eighth Grade
4,748
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
6,536
Tenth Grade
3,025
Eleventh Grade
4,077
Twelfth No Diploma
13,329
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
64,028
Ged Or Alternative Credential
10,564
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
21,546
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
57,968
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
110,101
Professional School Degree
33,281
Doctorate Degree
24,520
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade45,970
Grades 9–12, no diploma26,967
High school or equivalent74,592
Some college, no degree79,514
Associate degree35,419
Bachelor’s degree231,394
Graduate or professional167,902
Marital status by sexMale and Female
7,64126,509
Widowed
25,60132,420
Divorced
4,7425,749
Separated
159,299149,230
Now Married
184,692149,398
Never Married
21,47320,187
Married Spouse Absent
137,826129,043
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed7,64126,509
Divorced25,60132,420
Separated4,7425,749
Now Married159,299149,230
Never Married184,692149,398
Married Spouse Absent21,47320,187
Married Spouse Present137,826129,043

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$1,394,500
Median gross rent
$2,476
Housing tenure
Owner
139,05738.2%
Renter
224,91361.8%
Occupied homes: 363,970.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner139,057
Renter224,913
Housing occupancy
Occupied
363,97087.8%
Vacant
50,63212.2%
Housing units: 414,602.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied363,970
Vacant50,632

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
89,158
Owners without mortgage
49,899
Vacancy reason
For rent16,230
For sale1,551
Rented, not occupied2,470
Sold, not occupied7,733
Seasonal8,564
Migrant workers82
Other14,002
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent16,230
For sale1,551
Rented, not occupied2,470
Sold, not occupied7,733
Seasonal8,564
Migrant workers82
Other14,002
Structure type
Detached74,473
Attached51,606
2–4 units83,480
5–19 units76,578
20+ units127,505
Mobile or other960
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
37,696
Structure 3–4 Units
45,784
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
38,235
Structure 10–19 Units
38,343
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
44,168
Structure 50 Plus Units
83,337
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
424
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
536
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached74,473
Attached51,606
2–4 units83,480
5–19 units76,578
20+ units127,505
Mobile or other960
Year builtHousing units by period
254,25361.3%
Before 1960
62,78515.1%
1960–79
38,0209.2%
1980–99
55,01713.3%
2000–19
4,5271.1%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
187,447
1940–1949
34,830
1950–1959
31,976
1960–79
1960–1969
32,967
1970–1979
29,818
1980–99
1980–1989
22,004
1990–1999
16,016
2000–19
2000–2009
26,421
2010–2019
28,596
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 1960254,253
1960–7962,785
1980–9938,020
2000–1955,017
2020+4,527
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
26,794
10,417
1990s
20,980
14,701
2000s
28,278
32,070
2010s
43,377
73,768
2020–22
16,895
73,993
2023+
2,733
19,964
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199026,79410,417
1990s20,98014,701
2000s28,27832,070
2010s43,37773,768
2020–2216,89573,993
2023+2,73319,964
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
2,1061.5%
Under $100k
2,2871.6%
$100–249k
4,3323.1%
$250–499k
6,8164.9%
$500–749k
16,02211.5%
$750–999k
44,68332.1%
$1–1.49m
62,81145.2%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
1,163
10000–14999
212
15000–19999
71
20000–24999
103
25000–29999
11
30000–34999
8
35000–39999
12
40000–49999
75
50000–59999
117
60000–69999
31
70000–79999
127
80000–89999
71
90000–99999
105
$100–249k
100000–124999
786
125000–149999
376
150000–174999
434
175000–199999
106
200000–249999
585
$250–499k
250000–299999
425
300000–399999
1,619
400000–499999
2,288
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
29,092
2000000+
33,719
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k2,106
$100–249k2,287
$250–499k4,332
$500–749k6,816
$750–999k16,022
$1–1.49m44,683
$1.5m+62,811
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $50015,937
$500–99916,457
$1,000–1,49923,022
$1,500–1,99926,219
$2,000–2,49928,901
$2,500–2,99924,405
$3,000+83,374
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Under $500
Under 100
754
100–149
399
150–199
656
200–249
1,118
250–299
2,093
300–349
4,828
350–399
2,945
400–449
1,973
450–499
1,171
$500–999
500–549
1,600
550–599
2,063
600–649
1,533
650–699
1,645
700–749
1,246
750–799
1,527
800–899
3,414
900–999
3,429
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
11,006
1250–1499
12,016
$3,000+
3000–3499
23,134
3500+
60,240
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $50015,937
$500–99916,457
$1,000–1,49923,022
$1,500–1,99926,219
$2,000–2,49928,901
$2,500–2,99924,405
$3,000+83,374
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
15,762
94,019
1 vehicle
62,949
97,649
2 vehicles
43,593
25,065
3 vehicles
11,539
5,819
4 vehicles
3,718
1,421
5+ vehicles
1,496
940
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle15,76294,019
1 vehicle62,94997,649
2 vehicles43,59325,065
3 vehicles11,5395,819
4 vehicles3,7181,421
5+ vehicles1,496940

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
466,388
Average commute
30.4 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
133,46028.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool
27,7265.9%Derived from published counts
Public transit
87,35518.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
59,02212.7%Derived from published counts
Work from home
144,58431.0%Derived from published counts
Other
14,2413.1%Derived from published counts
Workers: 466,388.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
43,623
Bicycle
15,399
Other
Other Transportation
8,964
Motorcycle
2,015
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
3,262
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone133,460
Carpool27,726
Public transit87,355
Walk or bicycle59,022
Work from home144,584
Other14,241
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
44,50313.8%
Under 15 min
118,06336.7%
15–29 min
89,83727.9%
30–44 min
32,88710.2%
45–59 min
36,51411.3%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
4,223
5–9
12,661
10–14
27,619
15–29 min
15–19
44,789
20–24
50,175
25–29
23,099
30–44 min
30–34
60,441
35–39
11,706
40–44
17,690
60+ min
60–89
28,235
90+
8,279
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min44,503
15–29 min118,063
30–44 min89,837
45–59 min32,887
60+ min36,514

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
729,111
Civilian labor force
507,262
Employed
476,356
Unemployed
30,906
Unemployment rate
6.1%
Poverty universe
817,138
Persons below poverty
91,125
Gini index
0.52
White-collar workers
374,600
Blue-collar workers
39,606
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
29,654
32,496
Sales Office Occupations
31,379
40,179
Management Business Science Arts
161,032
142,010
Production Transportation Material Moving
18,715
6,234
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
14,004
653
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations29,65432,496
Sales Office Occupations31,37940,179
Management Business Science Arts161,032142,010
Production Transportation Material Moving18,7156,234
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance14,004653

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
400,936
Workplace jobs
683,793
Internal commuters
228,851
Inbound commuters
454,942
Outbound commuters
172,085
Net worker inflow
282,857

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
799,16696.7%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
27,1843.3%
Residents: 826,350.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured799,166
Uninsured27,184
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
2,6729.8%
Under 19
9,12933.6%
Age 19–34
14,18252.2%
Age 35–64
1,2014.4%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 192,672
Age 19–349,129
Age 35–6414,182
Age 65+1,201

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
547,56166.0%
Foreign born
282,67434.0%
Residents: 830,235.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born547,561
Foreign born282,674

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
176,923
Not a citizen
105,751

Residential mobility

Same house
693,519
Within same county
68,548
From another county
33,577
From another state
17,525
From abroad
9,496

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
406,628

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

County demographics

About San Francisco County, California

San Francisco County, California has 830,235 residents and a median age of 40 years. It ranks No. 76 by population within this indexed county cohort. Population has declined 5% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $60,236 above United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
San Francisco County, California830,235$140,97040 years38.2%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
California39,287,377$99,12237.9 years55.9%

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