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San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010, the per capita income of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area is $19,820, which is lower than the state average of $27,353 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area median household income is $31,250. On average San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #507

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	19,820 USD
California	27,353 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	24,569 USD
California	30,356 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	29,400 USD
California	33,624 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	20,614 USD
California	25,795 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #476

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	46,900 USD
California	57,708 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	62,799 USD
California	79,465 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area		-10.96%
California		21.51%
U.S.		19.17%

*The San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.76%	$16,432, see rank	22.01%	$19,886	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	26.39%	$14,613, see rank	25.09%	$15,804	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	7.85%	$5,872, see rank	4.03%	$5,738	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	13.01%	$24,453, see rank	15.07%	$25,993	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	50,483 USD
California	65,481 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	67,342 USD
California	88,178 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
White	$48,618, see rank	$60,512	$52,480
Black	$31,477, see rank	$42,441	$33,578
Hispanic	$39,170, see rank	$45,185	$40,165
Asian	$70,664, see rank	$71,988	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,125, see rank	$41,516	$35,062
One Race, Other	$44,490, see rank	$43,105	$38,230
Two or More Races	$40,784, see rank	$54,650	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$23,289, see rank	$29,073	$24,143
25 to 44	$49,569, see rank	$61,067	$54,024
45 to 64	$54,706, see rank	$69,142	$60,683
65 or over	$36,709, see rank	$40,255	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	432,076	see rank	29,159,527	243,832,923
Male¹	215,091	49.78%, see rank	49.33%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	148,063	68.84%, see rank	70.88%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	101	0.05%, see rank	0.82%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	147,962	68.79%, see rank	70.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	126,195	85.29%, see rank	86.80%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,767	14.71%, see rank	13.20%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	67,028	31.16%, see rank	29.12%	30.22%
Female¹	216,985	50.22%, see rank	50.67%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	119,494	55.07%, see rank	57.96%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	119,494	55.07%, see rank	57.86%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	99,935	83.63%, see rank	87.69%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,559	16.37%, see rank	12.31%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	97,491	44.93%, see rank	42.04%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	217,791	100%	15,921,475	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	167,004	76.68%, see rank	73.17%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	31,370	14.40%, see rank	11.50%	9.69%
Public Transportation	2,510	1.15%, see rank	5.15%	4.94%
Walked	3,118	1.43%, see rank	2.70%	2.77%
Other Means	5,595	2.57%, see rank	2.29%	1.70%
Worked at Home	8,194	3.76%, see rank	5.18%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	21.4 minutes
California	25.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	226,130	-	16,243,172	139,033,928
Male¹	126,195	55.81%, see rank	53.85%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28,702	22.74%, see rank	33.98%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	20,528	16.27%, see rank	15.69%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,712	16.41%, see rank	18.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14,044	11.13%, see rank	2.36%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,877	9.41%, see rank	8.59%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22,413	17.76%, see rank	15.40%	17.70%
Female¹	99,935	44.19%, see rank	46.15%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	35,365	35.39%, see rank	39.40%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	19,524	19.54%, see rank	21.23%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,127	35.15%, see rank	32.56%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,318	4.32%, see rank	0.92%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	374	0.37%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,191	5.19%, see rank	5.37%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	226,130	100%	16,243,172	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33,048	14.61%, see rank	2.35%	1.90%
Construction	12,855	5.68%, see rank	5.93%	6.25%
Manufacturing	10,979	4.86%, see rank	9.99%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	7,306	3.23%, see rank	3.27%	2.83%
Retail Trade	27,912	12.34%, see rank	11.19%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,647	4.71%, see rank	4.64%	4.92%
Information	2,600	1.15%, see rank	2.81%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11,091	4.90%, see rank	6.43%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,609	8.67%, see rank	12.45%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	48,165	21.30%, see rank	20.98%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,186	7.60%, see rank	9.60%	9.25%
Public Administration	12,739	5.63%, see rank	5.01%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11,993	5.30%, see rank	5.36%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	128,547	21.77%, see rank	15.80%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	24,441	17.83%, see rank	11.79%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.