San Francisco

Decennial Census Data

1990
TOTAL POPULATION	723,959	100%

RACE
White	388,341	54%
Black	78,931	11%
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut	3,354	1%
Eskimo	39	0%
Aleut	118	0%
Asian or Pacific Islander	211,000	29%
Asian	207,901	29%
Japanese	11,591	2%
Chinese	130,753	18%
Filipino	40,977	6%
Korean	6,538	1%
Asian Indian	2,891	0%
Vietnamese	8,952	1%
Cambodian	1,593	0%
Hmong	20	0%
Laotian	928	0%
Thai	592	0%
Other Asian	3,066	0%
Pacific Islander	3,099	0%
Polynesian	2,415	0%
Hawaiian	975	0%
Samoan	1,310	0%
Tongan	102	0%
Other Polynesian	28	0%
Micronesian -- Guamanian	465	0%
Micronesian -- Other	27	0%
Melanesian	57	0%
Pacific Islander Not Specified	135	0%
Other Race	42,333	6%
TOTAL HISPANIC	96,640	13%
SEX
Male	362,170	50%
Female	361,789	50%
AGE
Under 5 years	35,270	5%
5 to 17 years	81,479	11%
18 to 64 years	501,947	69%
65 years and over	105,263	14%
Median age	36	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Households	305,984	100%
Total families	143,818	47%
With own children under 18 years	56,831	19%
Persons per household	2	X
Persons per family	3	X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Median household income	33,414	X
Median family income	40,561	X
Per capita income	27,093	X
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean minutes traveled to work	26	X
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	382,309	100%
Car, truck, or van	191,112	50%
Drove alone	147,187	39%
Carpooled	43,925	12%
Public transportation	128,160	34%
Bus or trolley bus	93,377	24%
Streetcar or trolley car	12,210	3%
Subway or elevated	19,707	5%
Railroad	1,484	0%
Ferryboat	88	0%
Taxicab	1,294	0%
Motorcycle	4,540	1%
Bicycle	3,634	1%
Walked	37,611	10%
Other means	2,773	1%
Working at home	14,479	4%
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Employed	386,530	100%