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Population of San Francisco, CA

Last official estimated population of San Francisco city (San Francisco County**, California state) was 852,469 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.267% of total US population and 2.18% of total California state population. Area of San Francisco city is 231.9 mi² (=600.6 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 3,676.19 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+1.44%/yr), San Francisco city population in 2024 would be 983,034*.

Historical population

Historical population of San Francisco city for period 1840-2014:

San Francisco city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near San Francisco city

• Daly City city population 31.1 mi, 93°
• Pacifica city 31.5 mi, 105°
• Mill Valley city 29.5 mi, 64°
• San Anselmo town 30.8 mi, 55°
• Larkspur city 31.1 mi, 61°
• Corte Madera town 31.9 mi, 63°
• Fairfax town 29.9 mi, 52°
• Sausalito city 30.9 mi, 72°
• Ross town 30.4 mi, 57°
• Colma town 31.9 mi, 96°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb