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    South San Francisco, CA
    Demographic Data



    South San Francisco Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    South San Francisco Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    64,660

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.2%
    5 - 17:
    13.0%
    18 - 24:
    7.4%
    25 - 34:
    12.6%
    35 - 54:
    29.3%
    55 - 64:
    14.3%
    Over 65 Years:
    19.2%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    5.5%
    5.5%
    86.0%
    86.0%
    40.8%
    40.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    South San Francisco
    USA
    $62,611
    $62,611
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    South San Francisco
    USA
    $136,578
    $136,578
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    6.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Retail
    Transportation
    Manufacturing
    Accommodation
    Education
    Administration
    Other
    Public Service
    Construction
    Finance
    Information Technology
    Arts
    16.8%
    16.8%
    12.2%
    12.2%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Asian
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    41.8%
    41.8%
    32.1%
    32.1%
    20.0%
    20.0%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    English
    German
    French
    British
    European
    Russian
    Polish
    Scottish
    Greek
    Armenian
    Other Arab
    Palestinian
    Syrian
    Swedish
    Portuguese
    Jordanian
    Iranian
    Scots-Irish
    4.1%
    4.1%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
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    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Tagalog
    Chinese
    Langs. of India
    Arabic
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Portuguese
    Japanese
    Slavic languages
    Vietnamese
    Russian
    Italian
    French
    German/Yiddish
    Other Indo-European
    Korean
    Persian
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    46.2%
    46.2%
    20.7%
    20.7%
    13.1%
    13.1%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born South San Francisco Residents

    40.2%

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