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ZIP code 94117

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 94117 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
37,575

ZCTA residents

Median income
$175,096

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$1,641,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.625%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 94117 sits in San Francisco County, California and is home to 37,575 people. Median household income is $175,096, the median home is worth $1,641,400 and median gross rent is $2,786. 28.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.625% combined.

County
San Francisco County

FIPS 06075

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
415, 510, 628, 650, 707, 916, 925

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
San Francisco

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 94117

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
37,575ZIP 94117 residents
Median household income
$175,096Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,641,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,786Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
28.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 94117

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.625%San Francisco jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$86Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the San Francisco rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
9.4×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$8,517/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
8.4%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 94117 compares

ZIP 94117 against the median ZIP in San Francisco County and across California.

MeasureZIP 94117County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$175,096$145,717$89,916+95%
Median home value$1,641,400$1,500,200$628,900+161%
Median gross rent$2,786$2,503$1,851+51%
Population37,57531,45315,085+149%

Medians are computed across the 28 ZIP areas in San Francisco County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 93% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#111
Home value

above 93% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#107
Population

larger than 76% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#424

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
90275Los Angeles County$175,212$1,543,300$3,501
91436Los Angeles County$174,803$1,894,600$2,813
95837Sacramento County$176,250$1,274,000$2,550
94611Alameda County$176,517$1,485,000$2,274
92823Orange County$176,543$1,061,200$3,501
95035Santa Clara County$176,723$1,180,700$3,110

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under San Francisco County.

ZIP 94117 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 94117?
ZIP 94117 lies mostly in San Francisco County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 94117?
Purchases are taxed at 8.625% combined, built from the San Francisco jurisdiction stack.
Is 94117 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $2,786 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $1,641,400+161% against the typical California ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94117, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.