Population 12,692 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in St. Francis
Household size in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 2.74 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.38 | 3.35 | 2.79 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.28 | 3.34 | 2.83 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.37 | 3.22 | 2.75 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.06 | −0.04 | +0.01 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in St. Francis are large by national standards, averaging 3.37 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has edged down from 3.43, in line with the national trend.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 38.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 38.8 | 39.4 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.5 | 40.8 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.2 | 42.8 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.6 | +3.4 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 45.2, St. Francis is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 39.5, mirroring the country. The youngest areas are in the north, the oldest in the southwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.4% of households in St. Francis, well below the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share has fallen 4.0 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in St. Francis
Renters in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.6% | 42.2% | 43.7% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 49.0% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 47.0% | 42.5% | 45.3% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 46.1% | 41.2% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −1.1 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in St. Francis than nationally: 46.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 36.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the northeast; owners are most common in the southwest. The renter share has fallen 2.5 points since 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.6% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.0 pts | +3.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in St. Francis as nationally: 8.7%, against 9.6%. Vacancy has barely moved since 2006–10, while the national rate fell.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1960 | 1963 | 1964 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1962 | 1964 | 1965 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1963 | 1965 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1963 | 1964 | 1968 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
St. Francis is a place of older homes: half were built before 1963, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. Newer construction is concentrated in the south, while the northeast has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,500 | $1,540 | $1,452 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,722 | $1,677 | $1,551 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $2,480 | $2,333 | $2,139 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,723 | $2,773 | $2,666 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,222 | +$1,232 | +$1,214 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in St. Francis runs $2,723 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $1,222 a month from 2006–10, an 81% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 33.1% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the west; the most affordable are in the center.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in St. Francis
Bachelor's degrees in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.5% | 33.5% | 42.5% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 34.6% | 33.6% | 44.1% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 35.5% | 37.3% | 48.9% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 40.2% | 38.4% | 52.2% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +4.9 pts | +9.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
About four in ten adults 25 and older in St. Francis (40.2%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 6.8 points, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the center and least in the northeast.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.0% | 86.5% | 86.8% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.7% | 85.4% | 87.5% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.1% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.8% | 88.3% | 89.1% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +1.8 pts | +2.3 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in St. Francis have finished high school (91.8%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The share with a diploma is up 4.8 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in St. Francis
| Period | St. Francis | Daly City | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −3.4 pts | −2.0 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in St. Francis than nationally: unemployment was 4.6%, against 5.4%. Unemployment is down 4.0 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
St. Francis compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis | 3.37 | 45.2 | 5.4% | 46.1% | 8.7% | 1963 | $2,723 | 40.2% | 91.8% | 4.6% |
| Westlake-San Francisco | 3.28 | 38.0 | 12.5% | 46.2% | 10.9% | 1961 | $2,964 | 38.6% | 86.6% | 6.0% |
| Broadmoor | 3.40 | 43.2 | 11.3% | 46.3% | 12.2% | 1954 | $3,134 | 35.7% | 94.1% | 3.1% |
| Hillside | 3.41 | 44.1 | 9.6% | 40.0% | 9.8% | 1968 | $2,292 | 35.3% | 86.0% | 4.3% |
| Fairmont | 3.38 | 41.0 | 16.5% | 35.5% | 2.5% | 1967 | $3,398 | 42.7% | 92.2% | 4.1% |
| Serramonte | 2.69 | 43.1 | 5.6% | 39.2% | 6.3% | 1975 | $2,808 | 41.1% | 92.6% | 4.3% |
| Original Daly City | 2.86 | 43.2 | 6.8% | 48.5% | 14.2% | 1956 | $2,290 | 34.3% | 86.1% | 3.8% |
| Edgemar-Pacific Manor | 2.28 | 46.3 | 1.8% | 46.0% | 7.7% | 1964 | $3,256 | 59.8% | 96.8% | 2.1% |
| Westview | 2.89 | 41.6 | 10.9% | 39.8% | 3.8% | 1969 | $3,102 | 51.0% | 91.5% | 5.5% |
| Crocker | 3.02 | 44.8 | 6.9% | 30.4% | 12.4% | 1968 | $3,208 | 41.9% | 85.7% | 7.1% |
| Serra Highlands | 2.97 | 44.1 | 8.1% | 14.4% | 6.8% | 1956 | $3,325 | 41.4% | 89.5% | 1.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up St. Francis. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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