| San Francisco Bay Area |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Census 2000 |
|
2007 ACS Estimates* |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
6,783,760 |
100.0% |
|
6,897,883 |
100.0% |
| In households |
6,640,972 |
97.9% |
|
6,747,342 |
97.8% |
| In group quarters |
142,788 |
2.1% |
|
150,541 |
2.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
3,941,687 |
58.1% |
|
3,914,399 |
56.7% |
| Black or African American |
511,084 |
7.5% |
|
483,372 |
7.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
43,529 |
0.6% |
|
34,542 |
0.5% |
| Asian |
1,289,849 |
19.0% |
|
1,503,914 |
21.8% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
36,317 |
0.5% |
|
39,329 |
0.6% |
| Some other race |
627,004 |
9.2% |
|
677,330 |
9.8% |
| Two or more races |
334,290 |
4.9% |
|
244,997 |
3.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1,315,175 |
19.4% |
|
1,490,407 |
21.6% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
5,468,585 |
80.6% |
|
5,407,476 |
78.4% |
| White |
3,392,204 |
50.0% |
|
3,176,804 |
46.1% |
| Black or African American |
497,205 |
7.3% |
|
472,305 |
6.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
24,733 |
0.4% |
|
22,322 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
1,278,515 |
18.8% |
|
1,491,909 |
21.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
33,640 |
0.5% |
|
37,958 |
0.6% |
| Some other race |
18,451 |
0.3% |
|
30,989 |
0.4% |
| Two or more races |
223,837 |
3.3% |
|
175,189 |
2.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
| Native |
4,927,958 |
72.6% |
|
4,846,128 |
70.3% |
| Foreign born |
1,855,802 |
27.4% |
|
2,051,755 |
29.7% |
| Naturalized citizen |
845,101 |
12.5% |
|
1,041,742 |
15.1% |
| Not a citizen |
1,010,701 |
14.9% |
|
1,010,013 |
14.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
3,379,089 |
49.8% |
|
3,451,832 |
50.0% |
| Female |
3,404,671 |
50.2% |
|
3,446,051 |
50.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Under 5 years |
438,271 |
6.5% |
|
453,831 |
6.6% |
| 5 to 17 years |
1,163,587 |
17.1% |
|
1,112,620 |
16.1% |
| 18 to 64 years |
4,424,395 |
65.2% |
|
4,517,354 |
65.5% |
| 65 years and over |
757,507 |
11.2% |
|
814,078 |
11.8% |
| Median age |
36.6 |
X |
|
37.7* |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSEHOLDS |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total households |
2,466,019 |
100.0% |
|
2,499,702 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
1,594,470 |
64.7% |
|
1,612,035 |
64.5% |
| Families with children under 18 |
772,586 |
31.3% |
|
778,937 |
31.2% |
| Average household size |
2.69 |
X |
|
2.70* |
X |
| Average family size |
3.28 |
X |
|
3.33* |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total housing units |
2,552,402 |
100.0% |
|
2,686,148 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
2,466,019 |
96.6% |
|
2,499,702 |
93.1% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
1,423,958 |
57.7% |
|
1,491,580 |
59.7% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
1,042,061 |
42.3% |
|
1,008,122 |
40.3% |
| Vacant housing units |
86,383 |
3.4% |
|
186,446 |
6.9% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
1,376,911 |
53.9% |
|
1,457,542 |
54.3% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
353,500 |
X |
|
676,800* |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
968 |
X |
|
1,213* |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
|
|
|
PAST 12 MONTHS |
|
| Median household income (dollars) |
62,024 |
X |
|
72,630* |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
71,333 |
X |
|
86,339* |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
30,934 |
X |
|
36,766* |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
573,333 |
8.6% |
|
640,998 |
9.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
| Population 25 and over |
4,599,189 |
100.0% |
|
4,718,310 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
813,743 |
17.7% |
|
920,712 |
19.5% |
| Bachelor's degree |
1,068,649 |
23.2% |
|
1,170,448 |
24.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
649,767 |
14.1% |
|
747,382 |
15.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| COMMUTING TO WORK |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
29.4 |
X |
|
27.1* |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
3,306,051 |
100.0% |
|
3,292,805 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
2,674,595 |
80.9% |
|
2,597,848 |
78.9% |
| Drove alone |
2,248,095 |
68.0% |
|
2,245,780 |
68.2% |
| Carpooled |
426,500 |
12.9% |
|
352,068 |
10.7% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
321,053 |
9.7% |
|
322,362 |
9.8% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
178,913 |
5.4% |
|
179,362 |
5.4% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
14,260 |
0.4% |
|
13,206 |
0.4% |
| Subway or elevated |
98,717 |
3.0% |
|
101,369 |
3.1% |
| Railroad |
20,087 |
0.6% |
|
23,943 |
0.7% |
| Ferryboat |
5,772 |
0.2% |
|
4,482 |
0.1% |
| Taxicab |
3,304 |
0.1% |
|
2,925 |
0.1% |
| Motorcycle |
11,885 |
0.4% |
|
12,529 |
0.4% |
| Bicycle |
36,003 |
1.1% |
|
37,734 |
1.1% |
| Walked |
106,063 |
3.2% |
|
116,545 |
3.5% |
| Other means |
23,717 |
0.7% |
|
32,800 |
1.0% |
| Worked at home |
132,735 |
4.0% |
|
170,062 |
5.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
3,366,503 |
100.0% |
|
3,394,108 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
1,470,597 |
43.7% |
|
1,471,529 |
43.4% |
| Service |
430,965 |
12.8% |
|
516,395 |
15.2% |
| Sales and office |
863,193 |
25.6% |
|
830,576 |
24.5% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
14,107 |
0.4% |
|
14,702 |
0.4% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
248,501 |
7.4% |
|
274,609 |
8.1% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
339,140 |
10.1% |
|
286,297 |
8.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| CLASS OF WORKER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Self-employed workers |
273,008 |
8.1% |
|
310,352 |
9.1% |
| |
| * The Bay Area consists of nine
counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. The Bay Area data
shown are totals for the nine counties. Median and average data were taken from the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA (Combined
Statistical Area), which includes Santa Cruz County and San Benito County. |
|
|
