| About San Francisco
- The City and County of San Francisco (2004 estimated
population 744,230) is the fourth-largest city in the
state of California, United
States.
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San Francisco is a metropolitan municipality
(or consolidated city-county - the only one in California
by either label), mainland San Francisco is located
on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. Insular San
Francisco includes several islands in the San Francisco
Bay and the Golden Gate Strait, notably Alcatraz, Treasure
Island, and the Farallon Islands 27 miles offshore in
the Pacific Ocean.
The city is a focal point of the San Francisco Bay
Area, and part of the greater San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Combined Statistical Area (CSA), whose population is
over 7 million. U.S. census data show that San Francisco
has the highest population density of any major U.S.
city aside from New York City.
Living in San Francisco
People of San Francisco - As of the
census2 of 2000, there are 776,733 people, 329,700 households,
and 145,068 families residing in the city. The population
density is 6,423.2/km² (16,634.4/mi²), making
it the second densest city (and fifth densest county)
in the country [3]. . There are 346,527 housing units
at an average density of 2,865.6/km² (7,421.2/mi²).
The racial makeup of the city is 49.66% White, 7.79%
African American, 0.45% Native American, 30.84% Asian,
0.49% Pacific Islander, 6.48% from other races, and
4.28% from two or more races. 14.10% of the population
are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The ethnic makeup
is 19.6% Chinese, 8.8% Irish, 7.7% German, and 6.1%
English. San Francisco has the largest Chinese population
in America and the largest Asian population outside
of Hawaii. The City has the highest percentage of gay
families (as well as a large numbers of single gay people)
of any American county or large city. Gay men outnumber
lesbians, who are more concentrated in the suburban
East Bay.
There are 329,700 households out of which 16.6% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6%
are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female
head of household with no husband present, and 56.0%
are non-families. 38.6% of all households are made up
of individuals and 9.8% have someone living alone who
is 65 years of age or older. The average household size
is 2.30 and the average family size is 3.22.
In the city the population is spread out with 14.5%
under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from
25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For
every 100 females there are 103.4 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 103.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $55,221,
and the median income for a family is $63,545. Males
have a median income of $46,260 versus $40,049 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $34,556. 11.3%
of the population and 7.8% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.5% of
those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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