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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
826,079
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,394,500
Owner-occupied units

San Francisco, CA

California · 37.727° N, 123.032° W · 47 sq mi

San Francisco is the 17th largest city on this site, with a population of 826,079 and about 17,695 residents per square mile. The median household earns $140,970 a year, and the median home is worth $1,394,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
47 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
17,695
People per square mile
Rank by population
#17
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#261
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$140,970
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,476
Per month
Homeownership
38.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.4 min
One way

People

Median age
40
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
60.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
34%
Households
363,970
2.21 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 55/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 86/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 0/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 21.2in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
September
Average high 60°F
Coldest month
April
Average low 50°F

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 26.7%
Education & health care 20.3%
Finance, insurance & real estate 8.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.2%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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