San Francisco County

Decennial Census Data

1950
TOTAL POPULATION	775,357	100%

RACE
Native white	573,495	74%
Foreign-born white	120,393	16%
Negro	43,502	6%
Other races	37,967	5%
Indians	331	0%
Japanese	5,579	1%
Chinese	24,813	3%
WHITE PERSONS OF SPANISH SURNAME	31,433	4%
SEX
Male	389,866	50%
Female	385,491	50%
AGE
Under 5 years	62,921	8%
5 to 17 years	96,160	12%
18 to 64 years	542,226	70%
65 years and over	74,050	10%
Median age	36	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Total household	259,055	100%
Persons per household	2	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All dwelling units	265,726	100%
Occupied dwelling units	257,734	97%
Owner occupied	94,594	37%
Renter occupied	163,140	63%
Vacant	7,312	3%
Median value of 1-unit structures dollars	11,927	X
Median gross rent dollars	41	X
INCOME IN 1949
Families median income dollars	3,923	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	538,380	100%
High school 4 years	149,825	28%
College 4 years or more	44,350	8%
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP
Employed	330,616	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	35,915	11%
Farmers and farm managers	348	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	36,939	11%
Clerical and kindred	72,841	22%
Sales	30,355	9%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	40,863	12%
Operatives and kindred	44,186	13%
Private household workers	6,847	2%
Service workers, except private household	40,269	12%
Farm laborers	415	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	17,628	5%
Occupation not reported	4,010	1%