South San Francisco

Decennial Census Data

1980
TOTAL POPULATION	49,393	100%

RACE
White	36,715	74%
Black	1,861	4%
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut	216	0%
Eskimo	0	0%
Aleut	0	0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7,173	14%
Japanese	602	1%
Chinese	2,298	5%
Filipino	2,605	5%
Korean	232	1%
Asian Indian	516	1%
Vietnamese	47	0%
Hawaiian	83	0%
Samoan	317	1%
Guamanian	80	0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander	393	1%
Race, n.e.c.	3,428	7%
SPANISH ORIGIN	10,949	22%
AGE
Median age	30	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households	17,534	100%
Families	13,086	75%
With own children under 18 years	6,762	39%
Persons per household	2	X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979
Median household income	22,257	X
Median family income	24,947	X
Per capita income	8,478	X
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21	X
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	25,384	100%
Private vehicle	22,064	87%
Drive alone car	14,659	58%
Drive alone truck or van	2,211	9%
Carpool car	4,609	18%
Carpool truck or van	585	2%
Public transportation	2,065	8%
Walked only	537	2%
Other means	478	2%
Worked at home	240	1%