San Francisco vs. New York

	San Francisco	New York
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	883,305	8,398,748
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.7%	2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,184	8,174,988
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,235	8,175,133
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	13.4%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.1%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	52.3%
White alone, percent	46.7%	42.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	34.2%	13.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	5.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.2%	29.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.6%	32.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,038	156,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	34.4%	37.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	37.6%	32.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$1,009,500	$570,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,473	$2,665
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$671	$871
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,805	$1,396
Households, 2014-2018	359,673	3,154,103
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.1%	48.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	79.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	37.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.7%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,142,745	27,452,861
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,175,813	76,165,547
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,121,715	173,797,846
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,632,652	92,265,000
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,718	$11,067
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	41.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$104,552	$60,762
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,157	$37,693
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	18.9%
All firms, 2012	116,803	1,050,911
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,864	571,852
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,135	413,899
Minority-owned firms, 2012	46,128	539,447
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,708	483,136
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,378	57,216
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	104,957	966,167
Population per square mile, 2010	17,179.1	27,012.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	46.87	302.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Francisco and New York using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.