San Francisco County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau.

San Francisco County, California

What does our fair city look like? Here’s what the U.S. Census says:
People QuickFacts San Francisco County California
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 812,826 37,691,912
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 805,235 37,253,956
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.9% 1.2%
Population, 2010 805,235 37,253,956

 

 

Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.5% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 13.5% 24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.8% 11.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2011 49.2% 50.3%
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 54.5% 74.0%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.3% 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.9% 1.7%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 33.9% 13.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.0% 3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 15.4% 38.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 41.8% 39.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 84.0% 84.0%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 35.6% 27.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 45.4% 43.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.7% 80.7%
Bachelor Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 51.2% 30.1%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2006-2010 33,078 2,051,959
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 29.4 26.9
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2010 376,942 13,680,081
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 37.5% 57.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 66.6% 30.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $785,200 $458,500
Households definition and source info Households, 2006-2010 335,956 12,392,852
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.31 2.89
 definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $45,478 $29,188
 definition and source info Median household income 2006-2010 $71,304 $60,883
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 11.9% 13.7%
Business QuickFacts San Francisco County California
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 30,490 857,8311
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2009 492,689 12,833,7091
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 -11.3% -0.4%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2009 78,347 2,674,301
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 105,030 3,425,510
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 4.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.0% 14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.6% 16.5%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 30.3%
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,077,457 491,372,092
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,562,176 598,456,486
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,399,960 455,032,270
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,516 $12,561
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,039,171 80,852,787
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2011 1,818 45,471
Geography QuickFacts San Francisco County California
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 46.87 155,779.22
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 17,179.1 239.1
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 075 06
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area