Demographics & People — San Francisco, California

Population Overview

Population (Census)836,321
Estimated 2026~816,100
Median Age40.0
Total Households362,650
Family Households169,671
Average Household Size2.24
Diversity Index0.6625 (highly diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White338,640
Black or African American42,547
Asian292,477
Hispanic or Latino133,266

Heritage & Ancestry

GroupCount
Other groups440,311
Unclassified or not reported154,864
Hispanic: Hispanic or Latino131,517
Hispanic: Mexican65,389
Irish63,955
German59,393
English48,882
Italian38,497
Hispanic: Central American34,422
American19,629

Language

English Only453,353
Spanish89,269
Population 5+801,042

Veterans

Veterans20,019
Population 18+735,246

Commuting

Mean Commute Time30.4 minutes
Work from Home31.0%
Commuter ProfileN/A
Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013. Data for San Francisco, California.