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San Francisco County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of San Francisco County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

San Francisco County's economy is anchored in high-value services, reflected in a GDP per capita of $277,262 against median worker earnings of $82,931, with 60.1% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher in a labor force of roughly 585,000. Housing costs are among the highest in the nation at a median home value of $1,380,500 and median rent of $2,419/month, with a homeownership rate of just 38.5%. The county has shed 3.9% of its population over five years, unemployment sits at 5.6%, and 34.2% of residents are foreign-born.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

827,526

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$140,970

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

San Francisco County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone324,342 (39.1%)
  • Asian Alone292,167 (35.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone64,878 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races51,105 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race47,423 (5.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone41,333 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)140,823
  2. 2.Spanish89,269
  3. 3.Other Indo-European24,187
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)21,213
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island17,960

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

69.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

34.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

18,046

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$277,262

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$90,285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services127,141
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance96,736
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing40,802
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services39,259
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)37,269

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations303,042
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations71,558
  3. 3.Service Occupations62,150
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations24,949
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations14,657

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 3.37×)30,669
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 2.16×)129,362
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.29×)41,600
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)40,925
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.84×)95,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,380,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,419/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

38.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99944,683 (32.1%)
  • $2,000,000 or More33,719 (24.2%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99929,092 (20.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99916,022 (11.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9996,816 (4.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,288 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$82,931

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

29.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Worked At Home144,584 (31.0%)
  • Drove Alone133,460 (28.6%)
  • Public Transit87,355 (18.7%)
  • Walked43,623 (9.4%)
  • Carpooled27,726 (5.9%)
  • Bicycle15,399 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.