South San Francisco

Population: 64,487
Median household income: $135,909
Median home value: $1,160,100

Located in San Mateo County, California, South San Francisco is a community with a population of 64,487. The median household income of $135,909 is below the San Mateo County median ($156,000).

Between 2019 and 2023, South San Francisco's population declined 4.3% from 67,408 to 64,487, while its median home value rose 37.5% from $844,000 to $1,160,100.

59.6% of workers drive to work alone. 59.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,487
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $135,909
Median home value: $1,160,100
Median gross rent: $2,833
Housing units: 23,194
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,40864,487

Median household income

$105,459$135,909

Median home value

$844,000$1,160,100

Median gross rent

$2,105$2,833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,408	$105,459	$844,000	$2,105
2020	66,878	$106,005	$911,000	$2,279
2021	66,331	$112,818	$965,300	$2,427
2022	65,596	$127,062	$1,113,000	$2,649
2023	64,487	$135,909	$1,160,100	$2,833

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,766	4.3%
5 to 17	8,439	13.1%
18 to 24	4,933	7.6%
25 to 34	8,364	13.0%
35 to 44	10,190	15.8%
45 to 54	9,125	14.2%
55 to 64	9,280	14.4%
65 to 74	6,848	10.6%
75 and over	4,542	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,288	20.6%
Black or African American	1,100	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.1%
Asian	27,324	42.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	627	1.0%
Some other race	187	0.3%
Two or more races	2,070	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,848	30.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,618	13.7%
High school graduate	9,326	19.3%
Some college or associate's	12,996	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	13,342	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,067	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone59.6%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit8.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,839	59.6%
Carpooled	4,112	11.8%
Public transit	2,956	8.5%
Walked	671	1.9%
Bicycle	269	0.8%
Worked from home	5,781	16.5%
Other means	354	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,838	20.0%
15 to 29 min	11,441	39.2%
30 to 44 min	6,875	23.5%
45 to 59 min	2,476	8.5%
60+ min	2,571	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 7.1% (4,562 of 64,328)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,609	71.4%
Nonfamily households	6,261	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,870	94.3%
Vacant	1,324	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,303	60.8%
Renter-occupied	8,567	39.2%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,748	59.3%
1-unit, attached	2,343	10.1%
2 to 4 units	1,646	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,911	8.2%
20 or more units	3,329	14.4%
Mobile home & other	217	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673262
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.2 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 37.6551, -122.3762