San Francisco County, California

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 836,321
Median household income: $141,446
Median home value: $1,380,500

San Francisco County is a county in California with a population of 836,321. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $141,446 runs above the California figure of $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Francisco County's population declined 4.4% from 874,961 to 836,321, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $112,449 to $141,446.

The median gross rent is $2,419. 60.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 836,321
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $141,446
Median home value: $1,380,500
Median gross rent: $2,419
Housing units: 411,542
Homeownership rate: 38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

874,961836,321

Median household income

$112,449$141,446

Median home value

$1,097,800$1,380,500

Median gross rent

$1,895$2,419

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874,961	$112,449	$1,097,800	$1,895
2020	874,784	$119,136	$1,152,300	$2,010
2021	865,933	$126,187	$1,194,500	$2,130
2022	851,036	$136,689	$1,348,700	$2,316
2023	836,321	$141,446	$1,380,500	$2,419

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3421.3%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35,279	4.2%
5 to 17	79,449	9.5%
18 to 24	52,355	6.3%
25 to 34	177,781	21.3%
35 to 44	136,619	16.3%
45 to 54	110,717	13.2%
55 to 64	100,516	12.0%
65 to 74	81,589	9.8%
75 and over	62,016	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	313,559	37.5%
Black or African American	40,243	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,691	0.2%
Asian	290,116	34.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,825	0.3%
Some other race	6,461	0.8%
Two or more races	48,160	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133,266	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74,971	11.2%
High school graduate	75,776	11.3%
Some college or associate's	116,140	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	234,704	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	167,647	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone28.6%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit21.4%

Walked10.0%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home27.5%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135,910	28.6%
Carpooled	28,439	6.0%
Public transit	101,693	21.4%
Walked	47,281	10.0%
Bicycle	15,607	3.3%
Worked from home	130,327	27.5%
Other means	15,402	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45,762	13.3%
15 to 29 min	121,390	35.3%
30 to 44 min	99,032	28.8%
45 to 59 min	36,639	10.6%
60+ min	41,509	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 10.6% (87,135 of 823,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	169,671	46.8%
Nonfamily households	192,979	53.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	362,650	88.1%
Vacant	48,892	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139,610	38.5%
Renter-occupied	223,040	61.5%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units30.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74,942	18.2%
1-unit, attached	50,574	12.3%
2 to 4 units	83,040	20.2%
5 to 19 units	76,327	18.5%
20 or more units	125,879	30.6%
Mobile home & other	780	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 06075
State: California
Land area: 47 sq mi
Water area: 185 sq mi
Center point: 37.7272, -123.0322

Cities & places

San Francisco