San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

4.65M

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

0.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.89%

2.14% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$136,027

1.68% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.14M

2.42% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2.42M

0.666% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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.

86.5% of the residents in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA are University of California-Berkeley (15,348 degrees awarded in 2024), University of California-Berkeley (15,348 degrees), and San Francisco State University (6,395 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA was $1.14M, and the homeownership rate was 55.5%.

Most people in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA was 2 cars per household.

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA borders Modesto, CA, Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, Santa Rosa, CA, Stockton-Lodi, CA, and Vallejo-Fairfield, CA.

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United States California

Population & Diversity

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA is home to a population of 4.65M people, from which 86.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 31.8% of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.48M people).

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63M people) in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.29M Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 527k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.5%

2024 Citizenship

86.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.5% of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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-Oakland-Hayward, CA was 86.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.63M ± 2.68k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.29M ± 4.77k
Other (Hispanic)
527k ± 9.48k

23.2%

Hispanic Population

1.08M people

23.2% of the people in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA are hispanic (1.08M people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

31.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.48M people

31.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.46M people

As of 2024, 31.8% of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA residents (1.48M 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-Oakland-Hayward, CA was 31.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
40,996 ± 1,230
Gulf War (2001-)
25,694 ± 1,417
Gulf War (1990s)
14,799 ± 911

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA.

Health

96% of the population of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA has health coverage, with 56.6% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.472% 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, 49.8% were men and 50.2% 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 20.5% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.98%

Uninsured

56.6%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.472%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA declined by 3.35% from 4.11% to 3.98%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA employs 2.42M people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (420,852 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (317,454 people), and Retail Trade (210,740 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($172,478), Information ($171,681), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($143,397).

Employment

Occupations

2.42M

2024 Value

± 12,854

−0.666%

1 Year decline

± 0.755%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA declined at a rate of −0.666%, from 2.44M employees to 2.42M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, are Management Occupations (363,689 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (210,679 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (200,283 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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

2.42M

2024 Value

± 12,854

−0.666%

1 Year decline

± 0.755%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA declined at a rate of −0.666%, from 2.44M employees to 2.42M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (420,852 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (317,454 people), and Retail Trade (210,740 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,691

Median earning men ± $818

$66,795

Median earning women ± $624

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($194,677), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,112), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,806).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($140,202), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,249), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,853).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15,834
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
8,454
Health Care and Social Assistance
7,171
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$69.3M
Information
$53.1M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$32.2M
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. 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-Oakland-Hayward, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA awarded 70,192 degrees. The student population of San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 118,500 male students and 154,795 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA are Hispanic or Latino (18,967 and 30.1%), Asian (17,747 and 28.1%), White (14,185 and 22.5%), and Black or African American (4,460 and 7.07%).

The largest universities in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA by number of degrees awarded are University of California-Berkeley (15,348 and 21.9%), University of California-Berkeley (15,348 and 21.9%), and San Francisco State University (6,395 and 9.11%).

The most popular majors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (6,150 and 8.76%), General Business Administration & Management (4,527 and 6.45%), and General Psychology (2,129 and 3.03%).

The median tuition costs are $22,124 for private four year colleges, and $6,084 and $18,684 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 35.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 273,295 (43.4% men and 56.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 273,295 students enrolled in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, 43.4% men and 56.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 80,769 records, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
2,458 degrees awarded
Computer Science
1,532 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
1,518 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 2,458 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of California-Berkeley
15,348 degrees awarded
University of California-Berkeley
15,348 degrees awarded
San Francisco State University
6,395 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of California-Berkeley with 15,348 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 27,622 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, which is 0.649 times less than the 42,570 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 18,967 degrees mean that there were 1.07 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 17,747 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,736) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,631) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,724) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA was $1.14M in 2024, which is 3.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.11M to $1.14M, a 2.42% increase. The homeownership rate in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA is 55.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.14M

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,829

$967,608

Median Property Taxes

±$6,999

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-Oakland-Hayward, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.5%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.5% of the housing units in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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.

$136,027

Median Household Income

± $1,102

1.74M

Number of Households

± 10,439

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74M households in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA grew to $136,027 from the previous year's value of $133,780.

The following chart displays the households in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (50.1%)
Worked At Home (25.8%)
Public Transit (8.69%)

In 2024, 50.1% of workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.69%).

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

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.68% of the workforce in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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-Oakland-Hayward, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.89% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (408k out of 4.58M 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA is Hispanic, followed by White 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.