
California · FIPS 06075
San Francisco ZIP codes — San Francisco County, California
Quick answer
San Francisco County is home to 836,321 residents with a median household income of $141,446 and a median home value of $1,380,500. 38.5% of households own their home and 10.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a San Francisco ZIP code? 28 ZIP code areas fall inside San Francisco County, California, listed in full below.
- Population
- 836,321San Francisco County 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
San Francisco County, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
San Francisco County is a major city in California, with 836,321 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in San Francisco County earn a median of $141,446 a year, 80.1% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in San Francisco County is valued at $1,380,500, 355% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $2,419 a month, 72% above the national figure, or roughly $29,028 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 9.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is out of reach on local earnings alone and the ownership market leans on outside income, equity or dual high earners. 38.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Home values sit at 9.8× median household income, far past the 3.9× national mark, so ownership costs here are set by something other than local wages — second homes, retirees with equity, or commuters earning elsewhere.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in San Francisco County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in San Francisco County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in California
Largest Census places in California by population.
- Los Angeles city 3,857,897
- San Diego city 1,385,061
- San Jose city 990,054
- San Francisco city 836,321
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
- Oakland city 438,072
- Bakersfield city 408,366
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
Nearby counties
Other counties in California.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of San Francisco County?
- San Francisco County has 836,321 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in San Francisco County?
- Median household income in San Francisco County is $141,446 a year, 80.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in San Francisco County?
- Median gross rent is $2,419 a month and the median home value is $1,380,500, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
- Is San Francisco County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 9.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so San Francisco County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this San Francisco County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.