San Francisco, CA City Data

San Francisco, CA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 776,733 people who live in San Francisco and approximately 776,733 who live in San Francisco County. We want to help people moving to or living in San Francisco to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of San Francisco. We have included San Francisco housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General San Francisco Information

San Francisco County where San Francisco resides is 231.92 square miles. The resident population of this county is 776,733 and has a population rank of 62 out of all the places in the United States.

San Francisco has a total of 776,733 people and of those residents there are 394,828 males and 381,905 females. The median age of the male population is 36 and the female population is 37.2. There are approximately 8,665 births each year and around 6,506 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in San Francisco varies per year, but currently 743,478 are one race and 33,255 are two or more races.

Of the 776,733 people who live in San Francisco, there are 127,344 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in San Francisco is 65,142 male and 62,202 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 663,931.

General San Francisco Information
Total area in square miles - San Francisco County	231.92
Water area in square miles - San Francisco County	N/A
Resident population - San Francisco County	776,733
Population rank - San Francisco County	62
Total population	776,733
Total population (male)	394,828
Total population (female)	381,905
Population median age (male)	36
Population median age (female)	37.2
Births - San Francisco County	8,665
Deaths- San Francisco County	6,506
Population of one race	743,478
Population of two or more races	33,255
Population under 20 years	127,344
Population under 20 years (male)	65,142
Population under 20 years (female)	62,202
Total population 18 years and over	663,931

San Francisco Social Characteristics

There are 329,700 households in San Francisco. Families make up 147,186 of these households. The table below breaks down the San Francisco families into three different groups. Married-couple families (104,310), male householder with no wife present (11,045) and female householder with no husband present (28,380). The remainder of the San Francisco households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 184,514. San Francisco, CA moving companies help people in San Francisco move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including San Francisco. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where San Francisco is based, there are 336,316 females 15 and over; of those females there are 131,622 never married, 130,619 now married, 6,680 separated, 34,676 widowed, and 32,719 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 5,964 separated, 7,094 widowed and 25,928 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding San Francisco social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on San Francisco.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (San Francisco County)
Total households	329,700
Family households (families)	147,186
With own children under 18 years	63,021
Married-couple family	104,310
With own children under 18 years	43,016
Male householder, no wife present, family	11,045
With own children under 18 years	3,154
Female householder, no husband present, family	28,380
With own children under 18 years	11,284
Nonfamily households	184,514
Householder living alone	127,380
65 years and over	32,257

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	63,867
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	78,716
Average household size	2.3
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	492,261
Householder	145,186
Spouse	104,310
Child	147,203
Other relatives	25,624
Nonrelatives	25,340
Unmarried partner	3,628
Roomer or boarder	7,044
Housemate or roommate	8,560
Unmarried partner	24,563
Foster child	422
Other	5,686

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	264,715
Male householder	96,901
Male householder living alone	63,760
Male householder not living alone	33,141
Female householder	87,613
Female householder living alone	63,616
Female householder not living alone	23,997
Nonrelatives	80,201
Unmarried partner	20,935
Roomer or boarder	9,057
Housemate or roommate	46,281
Foster child	142
Other	3,786

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	336,316
Never married	131,622
Now married	130,619
Separated	6,680
Widowed	34,676
Divorced	32,719
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	5,964
Widowed	7,094
Divorced	25,928

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	776,733
Male	394,828
Under 5 years	16,275
5 to 9 years	16,030
10 to 14 years	15,813
15 to 17 years	9,673
18 and 19 years	7,351
20 years	4,339
21 years	4,297
22 to 24 years	19,071
25 to 29 years	46,970
30 to 34 years	48,510
35 to 39 years	40,376
40 to 44 years	33,525
45 to 49 years	29,900
50 to 54 years	26,234
55 to 59 years	17,557
60 and 61 years	6,201
62 to 64 years	8,331
65 and 66 years	5,452
67 to 69 years	7,399
70 to 74 years	11,733
75 to 79 years	9,709
80 to 84 years	5,725
85 years and over	4,357
Female	381,905
Under 5 years	15,358
5 to 9 years	15,534
10 to 14 years	15,000
15 to 17 years	9,119
18 and 19 years	7,191
20 years	4,098
21 years	4,229
22 to 24 years	20,020
25 to 29 years	44,423
30 to 34 years	40,515
35 to 39 years	31,952
40 to 44 years	27,951
45 to 49 years	26,623
50 to 54 years	24,961
55 to 59 years	17,469
60 and 61 years	6,464
62 to 64 years	9,262
65 and 66 years	5,835
67 to 69 years	8,537
70 to 74 years	14,999
75 to 79 years	13,257
80 to 84 years	9,238
85 years and over	9,870

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	776,733
One race	743,478
White	385,728
Black or African American	60,515
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,458
Asian	239,565
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,844
Some other race	2,580
Two or more races	33,255

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	756,976
People who are White alone	375,668
People who are Black or African American alone	55,986
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,187
People who are Asian alone	236,973
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3,710
People who are Hispanic or Latino	106,820
People who are Some other race alone	48,976

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	745,650
Same house	403,806
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	75,766
Different state or abroad	119,072
Different state	69,329
Abroad	49,743

PLACE OF BIRTH (San Francisco County)
Total resident population	776,733
Born in United States	249,138
State of residence	268,519
Different state	210,292
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	12,381
Foreign born	285,541

San Francisco Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding San Francisco. That total enrollment is 182,963 for the population of the country, which includes San Francisco. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 217,243 and elementary or high school enrollment was 163,763 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 85,158.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the San Francisco population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	182,963
Pre-kindergarten	9,343
Public	4,159
Private	5,184
Kindergarten	6,579
Public	4,638
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	52,351
Public	38,243
Private	14,108
Elementary and high school	81,882
Public	62,783
Private	19,099
High school grades 9 to 12	29,531
Public	24,540
Private	4,991
College, undergraduate years	61,659
Public	48,853
Private	12,806
Graduate or professional school	23,500
Public	14,198
Private	9,302
Not enrolled in school	574,886

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	595,805
Less than 9th grade	62,549
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	49,516
High school graduate	82,618
Some college, no degree	99,933
Associate's degree	33,197
Bachelor's degree	267,992
Graduate or professional degree	45
Percent high school graduate or higher	81.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	170,186

San Francisco Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 676,376 people that are employed over the age of 16 in San Francisco. The San Francisco occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (206,804), service occupations (61,364), sales and office occupations (109,316), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (462), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (17,990) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (31,887). The 676,376 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 339,538 private wage and salary workers, 50,121 government workers, 37,140 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (San Francisco County)
Population 16 years and over	676,376
In labor force	448,669
Civilian labor force	448,432
Employed	427,823
Unemployed	20,609
Percent Unemployed	4.6
Armed Forces	237
Females 16 years and over	333,449
In labor force	204,052
Civilian labor force	204,037
Unemployed Civilian labor force	8,995
Armed forces	15
Males 16 years and over	342,927
In labor force	244,617
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	11,614
Armed forces	222

COMMUTING TO WORK (San Francisco County)
Workers 16 years and over	418,553
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	169,508
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	45,152
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	39,192
Other means	2,761
Worked at home	19,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	12,257,270

OCCUPATION (San Francisco County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	206,804
Management, professional, and related occupations	206,804
Service occupations	61,364
Sales and office occupations	109,316
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	462
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	17,990
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	31,887

INDUSTRY (San Francisco County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	206,804
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	825
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	28,228
Wholesale trade	10,954
Retail trade	43,935
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	19,111
Information	30,000
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	43,479
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	82,573
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	69,461
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	48,079
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	14,222

CLASS OF WORKER (San Francisco County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	206,804
Private wage and salary workers	339,538
Government workers	50,121
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	37,140
Unpaid family workers	N/A

San Francisco Housing Characteristics

In San Francisco, CA there are 346,527 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 329,700 occupied and 16,827 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In San Francisco, there are 62,653 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 48,752 units in San Francisco. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of San Francisco, CA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, San Francisco, CA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in San Francisco. There are 8,406 housing units with rent less than $200, 7,867 with rent between $200-299, 19,450 with rent between $300-499 and 158,391 with rent for $500 and above. Full San Francisco gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have San Francisco, CA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (San Francisco County)
Total housing units	346,527
Occupied housing units	329,700
Vacant housing units	16,827

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (San Francisco County)
Total housing units	346,527
1-unit, detached	62,653
1-unit, attached	48,752
2 units	37,677
3 or 4 units	43,174
5 to 9 units	39,152
10 to 19 units	35,055
20 to 49 units	33,675
50 or more units	45,829
Mobile home	377

HOUSING TENURE (San Francisco County)
Occupied housing units	329,700
Owner-occupied	115,391
Renter-occupied	214,309

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (San Francisco County)
Occupied housing units	329,700
No vehicles available	94,178
2 vehicle available	96,996
3 vehicles available	17,582
4 vehicles available	4,282
5 or more vehicles available	2,115

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (San Francisco County)
Occupied housing units	329,700
Utility gas	222,055
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	88,932
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,083
Coal or coke	14
Wood	213
Solar energy	331
Other fuel	4,547
No fuel used	7,660

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (San Francisco County)
Occupied housing units	329,700
Less Than $50,000	115,391
$50,000 to $99,999	850
$100,000 to $149,999	720
$150,000 to $199,999	2,155
$200,000 to $299,999	13,318
$300,000 to $499,999	19,812
$1,000,000 or more	5,547
Median (dollars)	396,400

GROSS RENT (San Francisco County)
Occupied units paying rent	214,309
Less than $200	8,406
$200 to $299	7,867
$300 to $499	19,450
$500 to $699	30,377
$700 to $999	50,373
$1,000 to $1,499	51,891
$1,500 or more	25,749