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People QuickFacts San Francisco California
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 744,041 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.2% 7.6%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 776,733 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.1% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 14.5% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.7% 10.6%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2000 49.2% 50.2%
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 49.7% 59.5%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.8% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 30.8% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.3% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 14.1% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.2% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 36.8% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 45.7% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.2% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 45.0% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 30.7 27.7

Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2000 346,527 12,214,549
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 35.0% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $396,400 $211,500

Households definition and source info Households, 2000 329,700 11,502,870
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.30 2.87
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 1999 $55,221 $47,493
Per capita money income definition and source info Per capita money income, 1999 $34,556 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.3% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts San Francisco California
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,896,586 655,954,708
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,883,316 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,658 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,546,865 55,559,669
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 91,873 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.9% 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.5% 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.4% 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.8% 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.3% 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.0% 29.9%

Geography QuickFacts San Francisco California
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 46 155,959
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 16,636.0 217.2
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 67000 06
Counties San Francisco County



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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 2002 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Wednesday, 08-Jul-2009 18:24:32 EDT
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