California · Census place 67000
San Francisco city, CA
Quick answer
San Francisco city has 836,321 residents, ranking #4 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $141,446, the median home is worth $1,380,500 and median gross rent runs $2,419 a month.
- Population
- 836,321San Francisco city residents
- Median household income
- $141,446Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,380,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,419Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Francisco city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Francisco city median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 38.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Los Angeles city 3,857,897
- San Diego city 1,385,061
- San Jose city 990,054
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
- Oakland city 438,072
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