United States · California

Born in San Francisco

San Francisco is home to 827,526 people in California. It is the number 21 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

Sourced: GeoNames Population. San Francisco is highlighted.

People and money in San Francisco

• Median age: 40.5 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $139,801 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $92,786 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $18,402 / $538,991 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 11% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 61% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 34% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.14 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $2,448 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 6,844 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

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Other large cities in California

• Los Angeles3.8 million
• San Diego1.4 million
• San Jose997,368
• Fresno542,107
• Sacramento524,943

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