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California·San Mateo County
14 tracts·64K people·$1.2M median·6,957/mi²
Asian 42 · Hispanic 32 · White 20 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Other 26 · Living alone 21
San Francisco 31 · South San Francisco 12 · San Mateo 4 · Oakland 4 · Burlingame 3 · Elsewhere 46
Manufacturing 28 · Professional 26 · Retail 24 · Health 12 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 17 · Transit 5 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in South San Francisco is $1,188,800 (Census ACS) — 2.6× the US median of $458,812.
South San Francisco has 64,305 residents across 14 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.2; the population is 41.8% Asian, 32.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 1.5% Black and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.7% (Census ACS).
Buri Buri Elementary (62%), Sunshine Gardens Elementary (34%) and Martin Elementary (26%) lead the elementary schools; Westborough Middle (53%), Alta Loma Middle (41%) and Parkway Heights Middle (25%) lead the middle schools; El Camino High (55%), South San Francisco High (42%) and Baden High (Continuation) (12%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,802/month, 78% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South San Francisco is $136,578 a year, 59% above the US median (Census ACS).
In South San Francisco, median rent is $2,802/month and the median home value is $1,188,800 (Census ACS).
South San Francisco reported 3.7 violent crimes and 22.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 68°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 234 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 29 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South San Francisco are earthquake (98), landslide (81) and inland flooding (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
South San Francisco scores 10.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).