san francisco bay area | | decennial census data | | | in excel:
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| 1960 census |
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| total population | 2,681,322 | 100.0% | | total population | 3,638,939 | 100.0% | |
| | | in households | 3,516,290 | 96.6% |
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| | in group quarters | 122,649 | 3.4% | |
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| native white | 2,164,706 | 80.7% | | white | 3,267,015 | 89.8% | foreign-born white | 293,021 | 10.9% | |
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| negro | 149,809 | 5.6% | | negro | 244,411 | 6.7% | other races | 73,786 | 2.8% | | other races | 5,958 | 0.2% | indians | 2,080 | 0.1% | | indian | 5,655 | 0.2% | japanese | 20,461 | 0.8% | | japanese | 35,793 | 1.0% | chinese | 36,018 | 1.3% | | chinese | 55,965 | 1.5% |
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| | filipino | 24,142 | 0.7% | |
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| white persons of spanish surname | 134,335 | 5.0% | | |
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| | | native | 3,271,662 | 89.9% | |
| | | foreign born | 367,273 | 10.1% | |
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| sex |
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| male | 1,353,147 | 50.5% | | male | 1,803,937 | 49.6% | female | 1,328,175 | 49.5% | | female | 1,835,002 | 50.4% |
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| age |
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| under 5 years | 277,217 | 10.3% | | under 5 years | 390,685 | 10.7% | 5 to 17 years | 425,333 | 15.9% | | 5 to 17 years | 833,252 | 22.9% | 18 to 64 years | 1,759,458 | 65.6% | | 18 to 64 years | 2,091,513 | 57.5% | 65 years and over | 219,314 | 8.2% | | 65 years and over | 323,489 | 8.9% | |
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| households |
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| total household | 838,472 | 100.0% | | |
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| | | families | 920,009 | 100.0% | |
| | | with own children under 18 | 521,272 | 56.7% | |
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| housing occupancy |
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| all dwelling units | 879,810 | 100.0% | | all housing units | 1,259,281 | 100.0% | occupied dwelling units | 830,559 | 94.4% | | all occupied units | 1,174,048 | 93.2% | owner occupied | 426,016 | 51.3% | | owner occupied | 674,777 | 57.5% | renter occupied | 404,543 | 48.8% | | renter occupied | 499,271 | 42.5% | vacant | 44,119 | 5.0% | | vacant | 85,233 | 6.8% | |
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| population 25 years and over | 1,691,840 | 100.0% | | population 25 years and over | 2,099,216 | 100.0% | high school 4 years | 469,735 | 27.8% | | high school 4 years | 598,413 | 28.5% | college 4 years or more | 158,490 | 9.4% | | college 4 years or more | 254,434 | 12.1% | |
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| | all workers | 1,397,515 | 100.0% |
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| | private automobile or car pool | 927,927 | 66.4% |
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| | railroad, subway or elevated | 13,848 | 1.0% |
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| | bus or streetcar | 188,664 | 13.5% |
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| | walked to work | 102,471 | 7.3% |
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| | other means | 28,492 | 2.0% |
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| | worked at home | 62,556 | 4.5% |
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| | not reported | 73,557 | 5.3% | |
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| employed | 1,016,123 | 100.0% | | employed | 1,373,960 | 100.0% | professional, technical, and kindred | 118,099 | 11.6% | | professional, technical, and kindred | 202,958 | 14.8% | farmers and farm managers | 16,226 | 1.6% | | farmers and farm managers | 11,035 | 0.8% | managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm | 115,084 | 11.3% | | managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm | 129,597 | 9.4% | clerical and kindred | 171,751 | 16.9% | | clerical and kindred | 249,278 | 18.1% | sales | 90,269 | 8.9% | | sales | 111,794 | 8.1% | craftsmen, foremen, and kindred | 155,166 | 15.3% | | craftsmen, foremen, and kindred | 187,802 | 13.7% | operatives and kindred | 140,708 | 13.8% | | operatives and kindred | 176,143 | 12.8% | private household workers | 21,705 | 2.1% | | private household workers | 30,542 | 2.2% | service workers, except private household | 98,283 | 9.7% | | service workers, except private household | 120,500 | 8.8% | farm laborers | 17,822 | 1.8% | | farm laborers and farm foremen | 12,596 | 0.9% | laborers, except farm and mine | 60,903 | 6.0% | | laborers, except farm and mine | 60,419 | 4.4% | occupation not reported | 10,107 | 1.0% | | occupation not reported | 81,296 | 5.9% | |
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| | self-employed | 131,180 | 9.5% | |
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| 1940 total population | 1,734,308 |
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| 1930 total population | 1,578,009 |
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| 1920 total population | 1,182,911 |
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| 1910 total population | 925,708 |
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| 1900 total population | 658,111 |
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| 1890 total population | 547,618 |
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| 1880 total population | 422,128 |
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| 1870 total population | 265,808 |
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| 1860 total population | 114,074 |
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