South San Francisco is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 63,123 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, South San Francisco is the 140th largest community in California. South San Francisco home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but South San Francisco real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, South San Francisco isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in South San Francisco are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South San Francisco is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South San Francisco who work in office and administrative support (13.81%), management occupations (11.26%), and sales jobs (7.97%). Also of interest is that South San Francisco has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about South San Francisco is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Like elsewhere in America, most people in South San Francisco use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of South San Francisco‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The education level of South San Francisco ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in South San Francisco, 40.14% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in South San Francisco in 2022 was $61,431, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $245,724 for a family of four. However, South San Francisco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South San Francisco is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South San Francisco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South San Francisco residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. South San Francisco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South San Francisco include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French. South San Francisco also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.20%. The most common language spoken in South San Francisco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
