Daly City

Population: 102,560
Median household income: $119,570
Median home value: $1,092,700

Daly City, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 102,560 residents. The median household income of $119,570 is below the San Mateo County median ($156,000).

Between 2019 and 2023, Daly City's population declined 3.9% from 106,677 to 102,560, while its median home value rose 39.5% from $783,400 to $1,092,700.

38.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,560
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $119,570
Median home value: $1,092,700
Median gross rent: $2,523
Housing units: 35,414
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

106,677102,560

Median household income

$94,550$119,570

Median home value

$783,400$1,092,700

Median gross rent

$2,220$2,523

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	106,677	$94,550	$783,400	$2,220
2020	107,197	$99,910	$851,800	$2,240
2021	104,914	$105,374	$904,000	$2,378
2022	103,648	$114,910	$1,073,100	$2,554
2023	102,560	$119,570	$1,092,700	$2,523

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,871	3.8%
5 to 17	11,667	11.4%
18 to 24	9,515	9.3%
25 to 34	16,297	15.9%
35 to 44	14,172	13.8%
45 to 54	12,846	12.5%
55 to 64	13,584	13.2%
65 to 74	12,310	12.0%
75 and over	8,298	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,266	12.0%
Black or African American	2,686	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	266	0.3%
Asian	59,799	58.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,015	1.0%
Some other race	1,150	1.1%
Two or more races	3,379	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,999	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,880	11.5%
High school graduate	16,982	21.9%
Some college or associate's	22,208	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	22,632	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,805	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone55.0%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit14.1%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,537	55.0%
Carpooled	6,896	12.4%
Public transit	7,841	14.1%
Walked	1,498	2.7%
Bicycle	132	0.2%
Worked from home	7,095	12.8%
Other means	1,492	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,890	16.3%
15 to 29 min	17,781	36.7%
30 to 44 min	12,943	26.7%
45 to 59 min	4,572	9.4%
60+ min	5,210	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 7.3% (7,394 of 101,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,305	72.3%
Nonfamily households	8,920	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,225	91.0%
Vacant	3,189	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,507	60.5%
Renter-occupied	12,718	39.5%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached13.7%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,202	48.6%
1-unit, attached	4,836	13.7%
2 to 4 units	3,656	10.3%
5 to 19 units	3,299	9.3%
20 or more units	5,717	16.1%
Mobile home & other	704	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0617918
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.7017, -122.4650