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San Francisco City and County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 776,733 100.0%   757,604 100.0%
In households 756,976 97.5%   739,993 97.7%
In group quarters 19,757 2.5%   17,611 2.3%
   
RACE  
White 385,728 49.7%   408,621 53.9%
Black or African American 60,515 7.8%   51,795 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,458 0.4%   2,770 0.4%
Asian 239,565 30.8%   239,426 31.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,844 0.5%   3,28 0.4%
Some other race 50,365 6.5%   30,548 4.0%
Two or more races 33,255 4.3%   21,216 2.8%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 109,504 14.1%   105,790 14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 667,229 85.9%   651,814 86.0%
White 338,909 43.6%   338,466 44.7%
Black or African American 58,791 7.6%   50,750 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,020 0.3%   1,672 0.2%
Asian 238,173 30.7%   238,344 31.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,602 0.5%   3,228 0.4%
Some other race 2,580 0.3%   2,315 0.3%
Two or more races 23,154 3.0%   17,039 2.2%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 491,192 63.2%   487,123 64.3%
Foreign born 285,541 36.8%   270,481 35.7%
Naturalized citizen 163,426 21.0%   166,504 22.0%
Not a citizen 122,115 15.7%   103,977 13.7%
   
SEX  
Male 394,828 50.8%   385,376 50.9%
Female 381,905 49.2%   372,228 49.1%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 31,633 4.1%   38,642 5.1%
5 to 17 years 81,169 10.4%   69,010 9.1%
18 to 64 years 557,820 71.8%   539,924 71.3%
65 years and over 106,111 13.7%   110,028 14.5%
Median age 36.5 X   39.5 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 329,700 100.0%   321,692 100.0%
Family households 145,186 44.0%   141,758 44.1%
Families with children under 18 54,707 16.0%   55,148 17.1%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.30 X
Average family size 3.22 X   3.28 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 346,527 100.0%   356,462 100.0%
Occupied housing units 329,700 95.1%   321,692 90.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 115,391 35.0%   123,498 38.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 214,309 65.0%   198,194 61.6%
Vacant housing units 16,827 4.9%   34,770 9.8%
1 unit, detached housing 62,653 18.1%   59,737 16.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 396,400 X   789,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 928 X   1,197 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 55,221 X   65,519 X
Median family income (dollars) 63,545 X   81,136 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,556 X   43,013 X
Individuals in poverty 86,585 11.3%   88,426 11.7%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 595,805 100.0%   592,536 100.0%
High school graduate 82,618 13.9%   89,250 15.1%
Bachelor's degree 170,186 28.6%   184,088 31.1%
Graduate or professional degree 97,806 16.4%   110,930 18.7%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.7 X   29.1 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 418,553 100.0%   407,259 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 214,660 51.3%   192,151 47.2%
Drove alone 169,508 40.5%   161,200 39.6%
Carpooled 45,152 10.8%   30,951 7.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 130,311 31.1%   131,258 32.2%
Bus or trolley bus 89,443 21.4%   91,353 22.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 11,467 2.7%   9,734 2.4%
Subway or elevated 25,237 6.0%   26,123 6.4%
Railroad 2,426 0.6%   3,747 0.9%
Ferryboat 187 0.0%   301 0.1%
Taxicab 1,551 0.4%   1,203 0.3%
Motorcycle 3,951 0.9%   3,991 1.0%
Bicycle 8,302 2.0%   9,141 2.2%
Walked 39,192 9.4%   38,840 9.5%
Other means 2,761 0.7%   2,811 0.7%
Worked at home 19,376 4.6%   27,864 6.8%
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 427,823 100.0%   418,194 100.0%
Management, professional and related 206,804 48.3%   208,411 49.8%
Service 61,364 14.3%   67,195 16.1%
Sales and office 109,316 25.6%   96,533 23.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 462 0.1%   124 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 17,990 4.2%   20,571 4.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,887 7.5%   25,360 6.1%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 37,140 8.7%   42,408 10.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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