City of South San Francisco -- earliest to 1960 Census data

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

City of South San Francisco

San Mateo County

Decennial Census data
1910-1940 | 1950-1960 | 1970-1990 | 2000-2010
In excel: 1910-2010

1950 Census			1960 Census
TOTAL POPULATION	19,351	100.0%	TOTAL POPULATION	39,418	100.0%
In households	18,913	97.7%	In households	39,371	99.9%
			In group quarters	47	0.1%

RACE			RACE
Native white	16,814	86.9%	White	38,746	98.3%
Foreign-born white	2,203	11.4%
Negro	312	1.6%	Negro	119	0.3%
Other races	22	0.1%	Other races	60	0.2%
			Indian	44	0.1%
			Japanese	133	0.3%
			Chinese	161	0.4%
			Filipino	155	0.5%

WHITE PERSONS OF SPANISH SURNAME	1,344	6.9%	WHITE, SPANISH SURNAME	3,428	8.7%

			PLACE OF BIRTH
			Native	36,041	91.4%
			Foreign born	3,377	8.6%

SEX			SEX
Male	9,952	51.4%	Male	19,821	50.3%
Female	9,399	48.6%	Female	19,597	49.7%

AGE			AGE
Under 5 years	3,186	16.5%	Under 5 years	5,621	14.3%
5 to 17 years	3,260	16.8%	5 to 17 years	10,708	27.2%
18 to 64 years	12,266	63.4%	18 to 64 years	21,685	55.0%
65 years and over	639	3.3%	65 years and over	1,404	3.6%
Median age	27.4	X	Median age	26.6	X

HOUSEHOLDS			HOUSEHOLDS
Total household	5,663	100.0%
			Families	10,189	100.0%
			With own children under 18	7,058	69.3%
Persons per household	3.34	X	Population per household	3.53	X

HOUSING OCCUPANCY			HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All dwelling units	5,886	100.0%	All housing units	11,410	100.0%
Occupied dwelling units	5,637	95.8%	All occupied units	11,146	97.7%
Owner occupied	3,337	59.2%	Owner occupied	8,621	77.3%
Renter occupied	2,300	40.8%	Renter occupied	2,525	22.7%
Vacant	229	3.9%	Vacant	264	2.3%
Median value of 1-unit structures dollars	11,219	X	Median value dollars	16,500	X
Median gross rent dollars	37	X	Median gross rent dollars	93	X

INCOME IN 1949			INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	4,117	X	Families median income dollars	7,578	X

YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED			YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	10,950	100.0%	Population 25 years and over	20,636	100.0%
High school 4 years	3,345	30.5%	High school 4 years	7,484	36.3%
College 4 years or more	630	5.8%	College 4 years or more	1,172	5.7%

			MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
			All workers	14,792	100.0%
			Private automobile or car pool	11,738	79.4%
			Railroad, subway or elevated	181	1.2%
			Bus or streetcar	1,258	8.5%
			Walked to work	630	4.3%
			Other means	453	3.1%
			Worked at home	135	0.9%
			Not reported	397	2.7%

MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP			OCCUPATION
Employed	7,473	100.0%	Employed	14,797	100.0%
Professional, technical, and kindred	602	8.1%	Professional, technical, and kindred	1,184	8.0%
Farmers and farm managers	43	0.6%	Farmers and farm managers	35	0.2%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	550	7.4%	Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	1,274	8.6%
Clerical and kindred	1,185	15.9%	Clerical and kindred	3,178	21.5%
Sales	523	7.0%	Sales	1,221	8.3%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	1,541	20.6%	Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	2,824	19.1%
Operatives and kindred	1,661	22.2%	Operatives and kindred	2,757	18.6%
Private household workers	76	1.0%	Private household workers	117	0.8%
Service workers, except private household	551	7.4%	Service workers, except private household	1,057	7.1%
Farm laborers	72	1.0%	Farm laborers and farm foremen	49	0.3%
Laborers, except farm and mine	554	7.4%	Laborers, except farm and mine	642	4.3%
Occupation not reported	115	1.5%	Occupation not reported	459	3.1%

			CLASS OF WORKER
			Self-employed	982	6.6%

Census Data for the year:
1940 Total population	6,629
1930 Total population	6,193
1920 Total population	4,411
1910 Total population	1,989

Source: 1950-1960 Census, DOF Research

Decennial Census data
1910-1940 | 1950-1960 | 1970-1990 | 2000-2010
In excel: 1910-2010
All Census Bureau data

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