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San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area is $42,540, which is higher than the state average of $29,906 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area median household income is $80,008. On average San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area residents spend 31.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #4

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	42,540 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	42,175 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	48,241 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	36,905 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #7

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	80,008 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	112,073 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	6.85%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*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	29.36%	$27,011, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.06%	$17,707, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.90%	$5,467, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.71%	$31,270, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	96,978 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	130,306 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
White	$88,212, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$43,009, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$58,034, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$88,549, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$54,487, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$65,646, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$54,418, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$71,465, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 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	$33,888, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$90,341, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$93,308, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$50,685, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,641,806, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,780,665, 48.90%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,294,824, 72.72%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,609, 0.15%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,292,215, 72.57%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,177,070, 91.09%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	115,145, 8.91%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	485,841, 27.28%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,861,141, 51.10%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,143,054, 61.42%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	400, 0.02%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,142,654, 61.40%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,045,536, 91.50%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	97,118, 8.50%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	718,087, 38.58%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,137,250, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,294,249, 60.56%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	215,040, 10.06%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	331,239, 15.50%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	94,088, 4.40%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	72,149, 3.38%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	130,485, 6.11%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	31.1 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,222,606	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	1,177,070, 52.96%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	534,030, 45.37%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	175,295, 14.89%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	206,214, 17.52%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,254, 0.36%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81,698, 6.94%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	129,896, 11.04%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,045,536, 47.04%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	505,496, 48.35%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	206,134, 19.72%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	290,762, 27.81%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,727, 0.17%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,002, 0.19%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36,937, 3.53%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

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	2,222,606, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10,661, 0.48%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	115,266, 5.19%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	176,208, 7.93%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	54,872, 2.47%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	224,919, 10.12%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	101,848, 4.58%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	78,187, 3.52%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	173,464, 7.80%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	392,615, 17.66%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	478,907, 21.55%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	215,507, 9.70%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	83,471, 3.76%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	116,681, 5.25%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	497,279	11.30%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	76,764	7.45%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.