Official Federal Data
San Francisco County, California
FIPS 06075 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Population 830,235
9 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$140,970 ▲
Median Income
$80,734 national
4.1% ▲
Unemployment
4% national
$268.3B ▲
GDP
60.3% ▲
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$140,970 ▲
Per Capita
$92,289 ▲
Mean Household
$206,854 ▲
Poverty Rate
11.2% ▲
Median Income Comparison
San Francisco County$140,970
California$99,122
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 13.7%
18-34 · 27.2%
35-54 · 29.5%
55-64 · 12%
65+ · 17.6%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
89%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▼ 0.6 pts
60.3%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▲ +24.6 pts
25.4%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▲ +11.3 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
830,235
Population
507,806
Labor Force
Employed
476,356
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
4.1% ▲ +0.2 pts YoY
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.4 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
31%
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 24.6 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employs 128,409 workers (25.2% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $345,597.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $268.3B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Finance and Insurance averages $406,747 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $49,442, a 8.2x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Information Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
56,214
Cluster Employment
13.08x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Web Search Portals, Libraries, and Archives
13.08x 10,340
Computing Infrastructure Providers and Data Processing
7.71x 16,705
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
5.36x 8,106
Publishing Industries and Telecommunications
5.25x 21,063
Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments
3.70x 18,269
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar
3.68x 2,971
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
3.57x 483
Private Households
3.37x 3,098
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
3.10x 7,828
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related
2.68x 6,951
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, realistic diversification targets. Source: BLS QCEW
0.02x
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
165 employed
0.03x
Crop Production
80 employed
0.03x
Warehousing and Storage
251 employed
0.04x
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
255 employed
0.05x
Animal Production and Aquaculture
62 employed
0.05x
Primary Metal Manufacturing
74 employed
0.06x
Wood Product Manufacturing
100 employed
0.06x
Machinery Manufacturing
286 employed
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Web Search Portals, Libraries, and Archives concentrates at 13.08x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$1,394,500 ▲
Median Home Value vs 2019
$2,476 ▲
Rent/Mo
38.2% ▲
Owner-Occ
12.2% ▲
Vacancy
9.9x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$2,485/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,977/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,604/mo
3 Bedroom
$4,604/mo
4 Bedroom
$4,772/mo
30% of monthly median household income (~$3,524/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 9.9x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Renter-majority market: 38.2% owner-occupied; flexible labor mobility but consider home-buying pipeline if attracting families.
- Elevated vacancy: 12.2% vacancy rate. In resort, rural, and seasonal markets much of this is recreational/seasonal (second homes), not available supply; confirm the vacancy-by-reason split before treating it as a redevelopment opportunity.
- Affordable rent tiers: 2 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$3,524/mo).
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
570,217 ▼
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.4 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
31%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
85.8%
of prime-age population
▼ vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
60.3% ▲
HS Diploma+
89% ▲
Local & Area Institutions (within ~40 mi)
Total credentials awarded
41,307/yr ▲
15,215/yr
7,737/yr
5,232/yr
4,942/yr
4,315/yr
3,866/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
17.5%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
63.6%
Service
13%
Sales & Office
15%
Construction / Maint.
3.1%
Production / Transport
5.2%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 476,356 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Talent pipeline: 6 local institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 28,184 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
San Francisco County shows strong potential for web search portals, libraries, and archives attraction, with a 13.08x concentration and 10,340 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across web search portals, libraries, and archives, computing infrastructure providers and data processing, and internet publishing and broadcasting creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for San Francisco County, California, from federal data sources.
What is the population of San Francisco County, California?
830,235 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in San Francisco County, California?
$140,970 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in San Francisco County, California?
4.1% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of San Francisco County, California?
$268.3B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
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