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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 6,783,760 100.0%   7,150,739 100.0%
In households 6,640,972 97.9%   7,003,059 97.9%
In group quarters 142,788 2.1%   147,680 2.1%
   
RACE  
White 3,941,687 58.1%   3,755,823 52.5%
Black or African American 511,084 7.5%   481,361 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 43,529 0.6%   48,493 0.7%
Asian 1,289,849 19.0%   1,664,384 23.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 36,317 0.5%   44,386 0.6%
Some other race 627,004 9.2%   770,820 10.8%
Two or more races 334,290 4.9%   385,472 5.4%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,315,175 19.4%   1,681,800 23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,468,585 80.6%   5,468,939 76.5%
White 3,392,204 50.0%   3,032,903 42.4%
Black or African American 497,205 7.3%   460,178 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 24,733 0.4%   20,691 0.3%
Asian 1,278,515 18.8%   1,645,872 23.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 33,640 0.5%   41,003 0.6%
Some other race 18,451 0.3%   20,024 0.3%
Two or more races 223,837 3.3%   248,268 3.5%
   
SEX  
Male 3,379,089 49.8%   3,543,908 49.6%
Female 3,404,671 50.2%   3,606,831 50.4%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 438,271 6.5%   447,811 6.3%
5 to 17 years 1,163,587 17.1%   1,141,862 16.0%
18 to 64 years 4,424,395 65.2%   4,778,927 66.8%
65 years and over 757,507 11.2%   782,139 10.9%
Median age 36.6 X      
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 2,466,019 100.0%   2,608,023 100.0%
Family households 1,594,470 64.7%   1,685,972 64.6%
Families with children under 18 772,586 31.3%   784,045 30.1%
Average household size 2.69 X      
Average family size 3.28 X      
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 2,552,402 100.0%   2,785,948 100.0%
Occupied housing units 2,466,019 96.6%   2,608,023 93.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 1,423,958 57.7%   1,465,362 56.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,042,061 42.3%   1,142,661 43.8%
Vacant housing units 86,383 3.4%   177,925 6.4%
1 unit, detached housing 1,376,911 53.9%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 353,500 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 968 X      
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 4,927,958 72.6%      
Foreign born 1,855,802 27.4%      
Naturalized citizen 845,101 12.5%      
Not a citizen 1,010,701 14.9%      
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999    
Median household income (dollars) 62,024 X      
Median family income (dollars) 71,333 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 30,934 X      
Individuals in poverty 573,333 8.6%      
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 4,599,189 100.0%      
High school graduate 813,743 17.7%      
Bachelor's degree 1,068,649 23.2%      
Graduate or professional degree 649,767 14.1%      
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.4 X      
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 3,306,051 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 2,674,595 80.9%      
Drove alone 2,248,095 68.0%      
Carpooled 426,500 12.9%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 321,053 9.7%      
Bus or trolley bus 178,913 5.4%      
Streetcar or trolley car 14,260 0.4%      
Subway or elevated 98,717 3.0%      
Railroad 20,087 0.6%      
Ferryboat 5,772 0.2%      
Taxicab 3,304 0.1%      
Motorcycle 11,885 0.4%      
Bicycle 36,003 1.1%      
Walked 106,063 3.2%      
Other means 23,717 0.7%      
Worked at home 132,735 4.0%      
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,366,503 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 1,470,597 43.7%      
Service 430,965 12.8%      
Sales and office 863,193 25.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 14,107 0.4%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 248,501 7.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 339,140 10.1%      
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 273,008 8.1%      
 
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.
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

Decennial Census data
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Counties in San Francisco Bay Area:
Alameda       Contra Costa       Marin       Napa       San Francisco       San Mateo       Santa Clara       Solano       Sonoma      
 



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