San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA

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2024 Population

125,214

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.505% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.06%

4.48% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$180,824

1.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.6M

1.86% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

72,460

3.28% 1-year decline

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31.2% of the households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.3% of the residents in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork (81 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was $1.6M, and the homeownership rate was 41.6%.

Most people in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA worked at home, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was 1 car per household.

San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA borders San Francisco County (South Central)--Bayview & Hunters Point PUMA, CA, San Francisco County (Northwest)--Richmond, Western Addition & Presidio PUMA, CA, San Francisco County (Northeast)--Chinatown, North Beach & Russian Hill PUMA, CA, San Francisco County (Southeast)--South of Market & Mission PUMA, CA, San Francisco County (Southwest)--Outer Sunset & Inner Sunset PUMA, CA, San Francisco County (Southwest)--Ingleside & South Central PUMA, CA, and San Francisco County (Northwest)--Western Addition & Marina PUMA, CA.

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Population & Diversity

San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA is home to a population of 125k people, from which 88.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.3% of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (30.4k people).

In 2024, there were 3.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (66.3k people) in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 10.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are Spanish (17,256 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (5,694 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (2,720 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

56,539

Women

45%

69,031

Men

55%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 125,570 inhabitants, with 55% men, and 45% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA.

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Citizenship

88.3%

2024 Citizenship

88.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.3% of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was 88.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
66.3k ± 2.05k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
20.1k ± 1.23k
Other (Hispanic)
10.6k ± 1.42k

18.8%

Hispanic Population

23.5k people

18.8% of the people in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are hispanic (23.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,646 ± 1,461 people
China
3,331 ± 1,398 people
El Salvador
1,601 ± 976 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 3,646 San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA residents, followed by China with 3,331 and El Salvador with 1,601.

Foreign-Born Population

24.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

30.4k people

23.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30.5k people

As of 2024, 24.3% of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA residents (30.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was 23.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
17,256 households (14.5%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
5,694 households (4.77%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
2,720 households (2.28%)

31.2% of the households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was Spanish. 14.5% of the households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,043 ± 241
Gulf War (2001-)
571 ± 174
Gulf War (1990s)
325 ± 138

San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA.

Health

97.2% of the population of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 63.4% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 9.56% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.299% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.3% under 18 years, 24.7% between 18 and 34 years, 46.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.77%

Uninsured

63.4%

Employer Coverage

11.2%

Medicaid

9.56%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

0.299%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA declined by 9.48% from 3.06% to 2.77%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA employs 72.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA were Computer Systems Design (9,879 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,725 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,395 people), and the highest paying industries were Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($496,180), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($342,618), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($336,525).

Males in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.21 times higher than the average income of females, which is $163,813. The income inequality in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.429, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,956

Women

42.7%

41,504

Men

57.3%

The workforce of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA in 2024 was 72,460 people, with 42.7% woman, and 57.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

72.5k

2024 Value

−3.28%

1 Year decline

± −3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −3.28%, from 74.9k employees to 72.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, are Software developers (6,074 people), Other managers (4,175 people), and Chief executives & legislators (2,094 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

72.5k

2024 Value

−3.28%

1 Year decline

± −3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −3.28%, from 74.9k employees to 72.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, are Computer Systems Design (9,879 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,725 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,395 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$133,757

Median earning men ± $7,094

$103,553

Median earning women ± $3,608

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($227,019), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,538), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($175,932).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($193,615), Manufacturing ($154,712), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($151,667).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in the states of United States went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.2%), followed by Jill Stein (0.556%).

are the senators currently representing the state of the United States. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for the states of United States.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.2%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.556%)
Green Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in the states of United States for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Education

In 2024, universities in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA awarded 81 degrees. The student population of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 45 male students and 94 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are White (38 and 50.7%), Asian (18 and 24%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 12%), and Two or More Races (8 and 10.7%).

The largest universities in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork (81 and 100%).

The most popular majors in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA are Massage Therapy (81 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 139 students enrolled in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, 32.4% men and 67.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 48 records, of which 62.5% were women and 37.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Massage Therapy

Most Common

81 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was Massage Therapy with 81 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

81 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork with 81 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 25 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, which is 0.446 times less than the 56 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 38 degrees mean that there were 2.11 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 18 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.54% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.32% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (41.8k), Graduate Degree (35.8k), and Some college (10.9k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was $1.6M in 2024, which is 4.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.63M to $1.6M, a 1.86% decrease. The homeownership rate in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA is 41.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$1.6M

Median Property Value 2024

±$49,938

$24,267

Median Property Taxes

±$1,107

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.6% of the housing units in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$180,824

Median Household Income

± $7,268

58.4k

Number of Households

± 1,808

In 2024, the median household income of the 58.4k households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA grew to $180,824 from the previous year's value of $177,484.

The following chart displays the households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.429

2024 Wage GINI in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was 0.429 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.04% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Worked At Home (38.4%)
Drove Alone (24.9%)
Public Transit (19%)

In 2024, 38.4% of workers in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (24.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA (10k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.