San Francisco County, California

San Francisco County has a population of 830,235 and has shrunk 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $1,394,500, about 9.9 times the county's median household income of $140,970.

Home price
$1,394,500
Income
$140,970
Population
830,235
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$1,394,500county
Median gross rent$2,476county
Median year homes here were built1946county
Share of homes built before 198076.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented61.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$4,401county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$3,604county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,977county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$4,604county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$140,970county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home31.0%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$323,188county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport25078968county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle30.2%county
Traffic deaths11.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher60.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county124county
Public school enrollment56505county
Students per full-time teacher21.5county
Free lunch eligible54.3%county
Elementary schools81county
Middle schools16county
High schools23county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above11county
Share of local colleges that are public28.6%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians164county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county13county
Hospitals here with an emergency department9county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter10.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population830,235county
Land area in square miles47county
People per square mile of land17784.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores350county
Convenience stores61county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.9%county
Population change since 2020-6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.6%county
Share of households that are one person38.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States34.0%county
Second languages43.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents61county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in33,627county
Households that moved away34,540county
Average income of arriving households$140,724county
Average income of departing households$197,246county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,444county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings98.6%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.35 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days283 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 19county
Average first fall frostNov 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$262county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh31.8¢county
Household electricity use926 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband93.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.6county
Coastal flood risk62.0county
Drought risk69.3county
Landslide risk98.4county
Hail risk18.1county
Earthquake risk99.8county
Tornado risk34.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk93.9county
Winter weather risk1.2county
Strong wind risk10.3county
Wildfire risk28.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for San Francisco County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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