Alameda County vs. San Francisco County

	Alameda County (CA)	San Francisco County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,666,753	883,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,510,258	805,184
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,510,271	805,235
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	13.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.0%
White alone, percent	49.7%	52.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.2%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	31.8%	35.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.4%	15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	40.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	50,497	24,038
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.4%	34.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	615,077	401,452
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.3%	37.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$707,800	$1,009,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,806	$3,473
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$671
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,674	$1,805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.2%	67.7%
Building permits, 2018	8,056	5,178
Households, 2014-2018	572,870	359,673
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	43.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.6%	91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	86.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	57.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	66.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,192,420	6,142,745
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,949,087	10,175,813
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,580,614	11,121,715
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,901,014	14,632,652
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,444	$17,718
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.4	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,574	$104,552
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,283	$64,157
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	10.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	40,095	34,518
Total employment, 2017	690,339	653,172
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,902,351	67,936,064
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,922	100,087
All firms, 2012	150,564	116,803
Men-owned firms, 2012	76,387	63,864
Women-owned firms, 2012	57,305	40,135
Minority-owned firms, 2012	75,026	46,128
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	69,300	64,708
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	10,213	6,378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	134,032	104,957
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	24.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,043.6	17,179.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	739.02	46.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alameda county (CA) and San Francisco county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.