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Compare San Diego to San Francisco

This post compares San Diego, California to San Francisco, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension San Diego (city) San Francisco (city)
Population 1,390,966 864,263
Income (median) $51,979 $74,841
Home Value (median) $523,600 $927,400
White 64% 47%
Black 6% 5%
Asian 16% 34%
With Kids 30% 18%
Age (median) 34 38
Rentals 53% 62%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, San Diego or San Francisco?
A: San Diego has a larger population count than San Francisco: 1390966 compared with 864263 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in San Diego or in San Francisco?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in San Diego.

Q: Are homes more expensive in San Diego or San Francisco?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in San Diego.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: San Francisco does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 53% for San Diego versus 62% for San Francisco.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to San Diego may include: San-Jose, San-Francisco, and Long-Beach.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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