San Francisco County, California QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts San Francisco County California
?  Population, 2000 776,73333,871,648
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 7.3%13.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.1%7.3%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 14.5%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.7%10.6%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 49.7%59.5%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.8%6.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.0%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 30.8%10.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.3%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 6.5%16.8%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.3%4.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.2%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 14.1%32.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 43.6%46.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 418,18114,244,971
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 187,8354,366,674
?  Housing units, 2000 346,52712,214,549
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 35.0%56.9%
?  Households, 2000 329,70011,502,870
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.302.87
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 19.4%39.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $43,405$39,595
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.6%16.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 21.7%24.6%

Business QuickFacts San Francisco County California
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 31,632773,925
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 531,02312,026,989
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 2.1%6.3%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 63,5091,936,556
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 3,978,945379,612,443
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 6,795,006263,118,346
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,170$8,167
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 22,015541,414
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 26,348801,487
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 2,694138,039
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 5,673,589166,049,702
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 40,9511,194,169

Geography QuickFacts San Francisco County California
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 47155,959
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 16,526.2217.2
?  Metropolitan Area San Francisco, CA PMSA 

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

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