Quick Facts to Know Before Moving to San Francisco
Fun Fact: Up until 1846, San Francisco was originally called Yerba Buena (which means “good herb”) because of the wild mint that abundantly grew throughout the city.
2020 Population: 874,784
2020 Median Age: 38.3
2020 Median Household Income: $119,136
2020 Mean Household Income: $167,663
2020 Median Property Value: $1.15M
2020 Owner Occupied Housing: 38%
2020 Median Gross Rent: $2,010
2020 Mean Commute Time: 33.3 minutes
2020 Poverty Rate: 10.1%
Commuter Transportation: Public Transit (36.3%), Drove Alone (29.1%), Walked (12.9%)
Average Work Commute Time: 33.3 minutes
Car Ownership Per Household: 1
Average Temperature: 45°F to 72°F
Largest Universities (by number of degrees awarded): San Francisco State University (7,509 degrees awarded in 2020), City College of San Francisco (4,530 degrees), and University of San Francisco (3,438 degrees)
Largest Industries: Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (127,548 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (57,646 people), and Retail Trade (47,049 people)
Highest Paying Industries: Information ($150,029), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($127,437), and Finance & Insurance ($120,806)
Highest Paying Jobs (by median earnings): Legal Occupations ($150,453), Computer & Mathematical Occupations ($140,618), and Management Occupations ($126,279)
Major Employers: Airbnb, Delta Dental Insurance, Instacart, Kaiser, Lyft, Pacific Gas & Electric, Prologis, Salesforce, Square, Twitter, Upwork, Uber, Visa
Popular Neighborhoods: Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Chinatown, Embarcadero (The Financial District), Union Square, Central Market, SOMA, Castro, Civic Center, Haight-Ashbury, Fillmore, Japantown, Nob Hill, Pacific Heights, Richmond, Sunset, Bayview, Bernal Heights, Treasure Island, Mission District, Marina District
Popular Attractions: The Golden Gate Bridge, the Painted Ladies, Alcatraz Island, Lombard Street, Palace of Fine Arts, Pier 39, Walt Disney Family Museum, The Original Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop, Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, Muir Woods
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