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 QuickFactsSan Francisco CountyCalifornia
Population definition and source infoPopulation, 2011 estimate812,82637,691,912
Population definition and source infoPopulation, 2010 (April 1) estimates base805,23537,253,956
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source infoPopulation, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 20110.9%1.2%
Population, 2010805,23537,253,956

 

 

Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source infoPersons under 5 years, percent, 20114.5%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source infoPersons under 18 years, percent, 201113.5%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source infoPersons 65 years and over, percent, 201113.8%11.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source infoFemale persons, percent, 201149.2%50.3%
White persons, percent definition and source infoWhite persons, percent, 2011 (a)54.5%74.0%
Black persons, percent definition and source infoBlack persons, percent, 2011 (a)6.3%6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source infoAmerican Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)0.9%1.7%
Asian persons, percent definition and source infoAsian persons, percent, 2011 (a)33.9%13.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source infoNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)0.5%0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source infoPersons reporting two or more races, percent, 20114.0%3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source infoPersons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b)15.4%38.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source infoWhite persons not Hispanic, percent, 201141.8%39.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source infoLiving in same house 1 year & over, 2006-201084.0%84.0%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source infoForeign born persons, percent, 2006-201035.6%27.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source infoLanguage other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-201045.4%43.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source infoHigh school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-201085.7%80.7%
BachelorBachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-201051.2%30.1%
Veterans definition and source infoVeterans, 2006-201033,0782,051,959
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source infoMean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-201029.426.9
Housing units definition and source infoHousing units, 2010376,94213,680,081
Homeownership rate definition and source infoHomeownership rate, 2006-201037.5%57.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source infoHousing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-201066.6%30.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source infoMedian value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010$785,200$458,500
Households definition and source infoHouseholds, 2006-2010335,95612,392,852
Persons per household definition and source infoPersons per household, 2006-20102.312.89
 definition and source infoPer capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010$45,478$29,188
 definition and source infoMedian household income 2006-2010$71,304$60,883
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source infoPersons below poverty level, percent, 2006-201011.9%13.7%
Business QuickFactsSan Francisco CountyCalifornia
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source infoPrivate nonfarm establishments, 200930,490857,8311
Private nonfarm employment definition and source infoPrivate nonfarm employment, 2009492,68912,833,7091
Private nonfarm employment definition and source infoPrivate nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009-11.3%-0.4%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source infoNonemployer establishments, 200978,3472,674,301
Total number of firms definition and source infoTotal number of firms, 2007105,0303,425,510
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source infoBlack-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%4.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source infoAmerican Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007S1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source infoAsian-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source infoNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source infoHispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%16.5%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source infoWomen-owned firms, percent, 200730.1%30.3%
Manufacturers shipments definition and source infoManufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)2,077,457491,372,092
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source infoMerchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)10,562,176598,456,486
Retail sales definition and source infoRetail sales, 2007 ($1000)12,399,960455,032,270
Retail sales per capita definition and source infoRetail sales per capita, 2007$15,516$12,561
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source infoAccommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)5,039,17180,852,787
Building permits definition and source infoBuilding permits, 20111,81845,471
Geography QuickFactsSan Francisco CountyCalifornia
Land area in square miles definition and source infoLand area in square miles, 201046.87155,779.22
Persons per square mile definition and source infoPersons per square mile, 201017,179.1239.1
Persons per square mile definition and source infoFIPS Code07506
Persons per square mile definition and source infoMetropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical AreaSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area