City of South San Francisco Demographics
Incorporated September 19, 1908
City Area 9.63 square miles
Population 60,552
Businesses 4,091
Residential Units 20,661
Total Budgeted Positions 526.71
Property Tax Rate (range) 1.000 – 1.0325
(amount is divided among various local agencies)
Operating Budget $71,000, 098
CIP Budget $21,100,491
Assessed Valuation $7,076,926,034
Total Est. General Fund Revenue $48,323,900
Total Est. General Fund Expenditures $48,627,170
Additional Data
City tax consists of 4,928 acres (net)
Daytime Population 101,651
(Based on employment of 39,100)
Ethnicity Breakout
RACE
White 26,671 44.0%
Black or African American 1,707 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.6%
Asian 17,510 28.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 944 1.6%
Some other race 9,091 15.0%
Two or more races 4,267 7.0%
HISPANIC OR LATINO ANY RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,282 31.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,270 68.2%
White 18,487 30.5%
Black or African American 1,621 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 197 0.3%
Asian 17,312 28.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 896 1.5%
Some other race 264 0.4%
Two or more races 2,493 4.1%
SEX
Male 30,009 49.6%
Female 30,543 50.4%
AGE
Under 5 years 3,914 6.5%
5 to 17 years 10,752 17.8%
18 to 64 years 38,254 63.2%
65 years and over 7,632 12.6%
Median age 35.7 X
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 19,677 100.0%
Family households 14,650 74.5%
Families with children under 18 6,935 35.2%
Average household size 3.05 X
Average family size 3.51 X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 20,138 100.0%
Occupied housing units 19,677 97.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,303 62.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 7,374 37.5%
Vacant housing units 461 2.3%
1 unit, detached housing 11,829 58.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 352,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,057 X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 61,764 X
Median family income (dollars) 66,598 X
Per capita income (dollars) 23,562 X
Individuals in poverty 3,151 5.2%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 40,422 100.0%
High school graduate 9,703 24.0%
Bachelor's degree 7,816 19.3%
Graduate or professional degree 2,375 5.9%
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.7 X
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 29,796 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,973 30.1%
Service 4,321 14.5%
Sales and office 9,546 32.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 121 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,879 9.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,956 13.3%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed workers 1,639 5.5%
Source: Census 2000 SF1, DP1-DP4
City of South San Francisco ·400 Grand Avenue, SSF, CA 94080 · 650-877-8500
