California · Census place 73262
South San Francisco city, CA
Quick answer
South San Francisco city has 64,487 residents, ranking #143 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $135,909, the median home is worth $1,160,100 and median gross rent runs $2,833 a month.
- Population
- 64,487South San Francisco city residents
- Median household income
- $135,909Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,160,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,833Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in South San Francisco city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the South San Francisco city median would spend about 25% 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 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 60.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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