CITY · INCORPORATED 1850 · 1990 CENSUS

San Francisco

California · 723,959 residents · 46.7 sq mi

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San Francisco is a city of 723,959 people in California. Median home value sits at $294,800. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median rent is $653 a month. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

723,959

−7%vs 2000

vs 776,733 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

46.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024830K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(35,270)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(31,720)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(30,196)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(34,257)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(56,501)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.2%(160,519)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418%(130,413)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(77,747)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(62,073)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(57,577)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(35,686)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(12,000)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,414

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,221 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,695

−43%vs 2000

vs $34,556 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$294,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$653

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $928 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

34.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.0% in 2000

65.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.6%(338,909)

Black7.6%(58,791)

Hispanic / Latino14.1%(109,504)

Asian30.7%(238,173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.6%(388,341)

Black10.9%(78,931)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(96,640)

Asian29.1%(211,000)

Other6.3%(45,687)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.9%(65,825)

Central American4.3%(35,592)

Salvadoran1.9%(15,940)

South American1.6%(12,985)

Guatemalan1%(7,973)

Nicaraguan0.8%(6,728)

Puerto Rican0.7%(5,793)

Peruvian0.5%(4,323)

Spaniard0.4%(3,682)

Honduran0.4%(3,214)

Colombian0.4%(3,012)

Cuban0.3%(2,114)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.2%(1,509)

Argentine0.2%(1,384)

Chilean0.1%(993)

Costa Rican0.1%(956)

Ecuadorian0.1%(700)

Panamanian0.1%(655)

Bolivian0.1%(437)

Dominican0.1%(424)

Uruguayan0%(340)

Paraguayan0%(199)

Asian origin

Chinese20.6%(170,750)

Filipino4.2%(34,680)

Asian Indian3%(24,900)

Vietnamese1.7%(13,915)

Korean1.5%(12,159)

Japanese1%(8,372)

Taiwanese0.5%(4,217)

Pakistani0.2%(1,847)

Thai0.2%(1,727)

Cambodian0.1%(1,090)

Nepalese0.1%(910)

Burmese0.1%(710)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0.1%(692)

Indonesian0.1%(686)

Mongolian0.1%(621)

Hmong0.1%(444)

Sri Lankan0%(302)

Kazakh0%(293)

Malaysian0%(198)

Bangladeshi0%(184)

Singaporean0%(85)

Uzbek0%(78)

Okinawan0%(46)

Mien0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(2,005)

Samoan0.2%(1,664)

Chamorro0.1%(733)

Tongan0%(321)

Fijian0%(264)

Guamanian0%(81)

Marshallese0%(7)

Ancestry

Irish7.6%(63,331)

German7.1%(59,361)

English6.4%(53,471)

Italian4.5%(37,241)

French2.1%(17,388)

American2%(16,837)

Polish1.8%(14,926)

Russian1.7%(14,254)

Scottish1.4%(11,462)

Swedish1%(8,146)

Arab1%(8,046)

Subsaharan African0.9%(7,659)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.8%(6,424)

Dutch0.7%(5,635)

Ukrainian0.7%(5,450)

British0.6%(4,974)

Greek0.5%(4,362)

Portuguese0.5%(4,107)

Iranian0.5%(3,905)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(3,866)

Welsh0.4%(3,459)

Hungarian0.4%(2,991)

Danish0.4%(2,983)

Swiss0.3%(2,629)

Lithuanian0.3%(2,572)

Austrian0.3%(2,182)

Czech0.2%(2,058)

Brazilian0.2%(2,046)

Croatian0.2%(2,033)

French Canadian0.2%(1,991)

Romanian0.2%(1,961)

Lebanese0.2%(1,790)

Armenian0.2%(1,789)

West Indian0.2%(1,765)

Canadian0.2%(1,721)

Turkish0.2%(1,682)

Ethiopian0.2%(1,560)

Belgian0.2%(1,531)

Finnish0.2%(1,492)

Australian0.2%(1,397)

Nigerian0.2%(1,342)

Egyptian0.1%(1,016)

Israeli0.1%(1,006)

Slovak0.1%(945)

Jamaican0.1%(858)

Slovene0.1%(757)

Serbian0.1%(675)

Palestinian0.1%(670)

Iraqi0.1%(638)

Moroccan0.1%(620)

Syrian0.1%(495)

Bulgarian0.1%(492)

Kenyan0.1%(452)

Latvian0%(412)

Haitian0%(407)

Ghanaian0%(249)

Guyanese0%(186)

Macedonian0%(185)

Jordanian0%(120)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(89)

Cape Verdean0%(46)

Barbadian0%(33)

RANKED:Largest Chinese population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.0%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.0%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49%(184,692)

Married42.2%(159,299)

Widowed2%(7,641)

Divorced6.8%(25,601)

Women 15+

Never married41.8%(149,398)

Married41.7%(149,230)

Widowed7.4%(26,509)

Divorced9.1%(32,420)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.5%(4,423)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(3,035)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(5,895)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(1,170)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(171)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,046 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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