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San Francisco County

California · 873,965 residents · 46.7 sq mi
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With 873,965 people, San Francisco County is a county in California. The typical home is worth $1,152,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 34% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 59% of adults have a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 34%. That is roughly 51% ahead of the California median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.8
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
873,965
+13%since 2000
from 776,733 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
38.2
+5%since 2000
from 36.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
46.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
709K754K799K845K890K19902000201020202024San Francisco County
2024830K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54%(34,890)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.5%(30,486)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 143.5%(30,152)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 193.5%(30,788)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(54,485)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3423.2%(202,410)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4415.8%(138,496)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.6%(109,937)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.5%(100,222)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.3%(81,185)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.6%(40,263)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(20,651)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$119,136
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,221 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$72,041
+108%since 2000
from $34,556 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
64.8%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information8.7%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Arts, entertainment, food6.2%
US avg: 2%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade3.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,152,300
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $422,700 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,010
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $928 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
34.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 35.0% in 2000
65.9% rent
Persons per household
2.36 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
9.7
−13%since 2009
from 11.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic39.1%(341,306)
Black5.2%(45,071)
Hispanic / Latino15.6%(136,761)
Asian33.7%(294,220)
Other6.1%(53,338)
Segregation Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.7%(67,174)
Central American4.2%(36,360)
Salvadoran1.9%(16,891)
South American1.3%(11,093)
Nicaraguan0.9%(8,176)
Guatemalan0.8%(7,179)
Puerto Rican0.6%(4,990)
Peruvian0.5%(4,297)
Spaniard0.3%(3,027)
Honduran0.3%(2,828)
Cuban0.3%(2,279)
Colombian0.2%(2,095)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(1,387)
Venezuelan0.1%(933)
Chilean0.1%(806)
Ecuadorian0.1%(797)
Panamanian0.1%(688)
Costa Rican0.1%(486)
Dominican0%(312)
Bolivian0%(296)
Uruguayan0%(248)
Paraguayan0%(178)
Asian origin
Chinese20.8%(181,963)
Filipino4.1%(35,588)
Asian Indian2.5%(22,265)
Vietnamese1.8%(16,139)
Korean1.4%(11,970)
Japanese1.1%(9,748)
Taiwanese0.3%(2,889)
Thai0.2%(1,669)
Cambodian0.2%(1,416)
Pakistani0.1%(1,160)
Indonesian0.1%(857)
Burmese0.1%(770)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(672)
Mongolian0.1%(602)
Nepalese0.1%(494)
Sri Lankan0%(268)
Hmong0%(179)
Malaysian0%(165)
Okinawan0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(2,102)
Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,836)
Chamorro0.1%(701)
Tongan0%(292)
Fijian0%(226)
Ancestry
Irish7.7%(67,092)
German7.1%(61,886)
English5.2%(45,326)
Italian4.6%(40,291)
American2.6%(23,168)
French2.2%(19,415)
Russian1.9%(16,500)
Polish1.9%(16,199)
Scottish1.3%(11,322)
Swedish1%(8,807)
British0.9%(8,120)
Norwegian0.9%(7,484)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(6,698)
Ukrainian0.6%(5,669)
Greek0.5%(4,391)
Portuguese0.5%(4,219)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(3,678)
Iranian0.4%(3,609)
Welsh0.4%(3,526)
Hungarian0.4%(3,332)
French Canadian0.3%(3,029)
Swiss0.3%(2,909)
Czech0.3%(2,881)
Danish0.3%(2,695)
Austrian0.3%(2,592)
Armenian0.3%(2,474)
Lithuanian0.3%(2,293)
Canadian0.2%(2,163)
Brazilian0.2%(2,142)
West Indian0.2%(2,060)
Lebanese0.2%(1,877)
Finnish0.2%(1,765)
Croatian0.2%(1,614)
Turkish0.2%(1,526)
Romanian0.2%(1,317)
Australian0.1%(1,205)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,084)
Jamaican0.1%(1,033)
Belgian0.1%(947)
Arab0.1%(834)
Israeli0.1%(805)
Egyptian0.1%(773)
Nigerian0.1%(771)
Syrian0.1%(747)
Slovene0.1%(746)
Slovak0.1%(725)
Palestinian0.1%(582)
Bulgarian0.1%(557)
Serbian0.1%(508)
Latvian0.1%(488)
Moroccan0%(427)
Iraqi0%(413)
Kenyan0%(405)
Haitian0%(303)
Jordanian0%(300)
Guyanese0%(292)
Macedonian0%(117)
Ghanaian0%(80)
Barbadian0%(65)
Somali0%(31)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
58.8%
+13.8 ptssince 2000
from 45.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
23.7%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 16.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.3 min
+56%since 2000
from 21.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
30.5%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
30.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
71.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2011
from 68.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
59.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
49.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
34.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
3.6%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.4%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
64.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
18.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
76.3%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
29.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(4,047)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(3,243)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.7%(7,419)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War10.9%(2,398)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.5%(983)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 22,047 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in San Francisco County, California?

San Francisco County, California has about 873,965 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Francisco County, California?

The typical household in San Francisco County, California earns about $119,136 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Francisco County, California expensive?

In San Francisco County, California, the median home is worth about $1,152,300, and the typical rent is about $2,010 a month.

How educated are people in San Francisco County, California?

About 58.8% of adults age 25 and over in San Francisco County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Francisco County, California?

About 10.1% of people in San Francisco County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has San Francisco County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, San Francisco County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 150,006 residents, a change of about 21 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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