Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: over $1,000,000 (it was $344,300 in 2000)
South San Francisco:
over $1,000,000
CA:
$715,900
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; in 2-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $681,863; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $898,573; mobile homes: $221,434; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $25,359
Median gross rent in 2022: $2,540.
March 2022 cost of living index in South San Francisco: 136.8 (high, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.8%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.2% for Black residents, 10.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 11.5% for other race residents, 12.6% for two or more races residents)
4960.8%Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1820.3%Other race alone
940.1%American Indian alone
According to our research of California and other state lists, there were 54 registered sex offenders living in South San Francisco, California as of June 15, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in South San Francisco is 1,241 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
Crime rates in South San Francisco by year
Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
5 (7.9)
1 (1.6)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
0 (0.0)
2 (2.9)
1 (1.5)
2 (3.2)
Rapes (per 100,000)
9 (14.4)
13 (20.4)
13 (20.2)
12 (18.5)
5 (7.6)
27 (40.4)
28 (41.3)
25 (36.8)
31 (45.9)
22 (32.4)
19 (27.8)
15 (22.0)
14 (22.4)
Robberies (per 100,000)
72 (114.8)
54 (84.9)
47 (73.0)
29 (44.6)
39 (59.0)
49 (73.4)
44 (64.9)
43 (63.2)
72 (106.6)
56 (82.4)
64 (93.8)
58 (85.0)
48 (76.9)
Assaults (per 100,000)
115 (183.4)
80 (125.7)
77 (119.6)
70 (107.7)
74 (111.9)
79 (118.3)
84 (123.8)
80 (117.7)
130 (192.5)
103 (151.5)
81 (118.7)
81 (118.7)
182 (291.5)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
400 (637.8)
458 (719.8)
412 (640.0)
351 (540.0)
268 (405.1)
287 (429.7)
314 (462.8)
307 (451.5)
214 (316.9)
257 (378.1)
230 (337.0)
157 (230.0)
223 (357.2)
Thefts (per 100,000)
790 (1,260)
808 (1,270)
764 (1,187)
782 (1,203)
739 (1,117)
836 (1,252)
916 (1,350)
902 (1,327)
1,184 (1,753)
1,002 (1,474)
1,074 (1,574)
1,155 (1,692)
1,304 (2,089)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
278 (443.3)
213 (334.7)
151 (234.5)
188 (289.2)
181 (273.6)
151 (226.1)
191 (281.5)
207 (304.4)
207 (306.5)
185 (272.2)
180 (263.7)
248 (363.3)
237 (379.6)
Arson (per 100,000)
29 (46.2)
30 (47.1)
19 (29.5)
23 (35.4)
25 (37.8)
25 (37.4)
13 (19.2)
6 (8.8)
8 (11.8)
5 (7.4)
7 (10.3)
6 (8.8)
12 (19.2)
City-Data.com crime index
213.1
210.6
176.1
158.7
141.0
179.2
189.1
183.9
227.0
188.1
187.6
182.6
244.7
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
- means the value is smaller than the state average. - means the value is about the same as the state average. - means the value is bigger than the state average. - means the value is much bigger than the state average.
Latest news from South San Francisco, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Italian (2.8%), American (1.7%), Irish (1.5%), European (1.4%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 9.02 square miles.
Population density: 7,038 people per square mile (high).
25,481 residents are foreign born (25.0% Asia, 10.6% Latin America).
This city:
40.2%
California:
26.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $7,691 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,955 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Francisco, CA (7.2 miles , pop. 776,733).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (335.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 63.4. This is about average.
City:
63.4
U.S.:
72.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.288. This is about average.Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.288
U.S.:
0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.01. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.01
U.S.:
5.11
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.644. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.644
U.S.:
1.515
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 25.9. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
25.9
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 6.06. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.06
U.S.:
8.11
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 0.00290. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00290
U.S.:
0.00931
Earthquake activity:
South San Francisco-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7341% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 39.4 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 204.9 miles away from the city center On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 264.9 miles away from South San Francisco center, causing $50,000,000 total damage On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 269.1 miles away from the city center On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 206.2 miles away from the city center, causing $75,000,000 total damage Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in San Mateo County (18) is near the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 6, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Landslides: 4, Fires: 2, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: GENENTECH INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), CORGENTECH INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), ACTUATE CORP (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), RENOVIS INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), EXELIXIS INC (SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH), RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), CELL GENESYS INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), CYTOKINETICS INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS) and 7 other public companies.
Hospitals in South San Francisco:
ALTA LOMA ICF/DDN HOME (865 ALTA LOMA DRIVE)
DEL MONTE ICF/DDN (210 DEL MONTE AVENUE)
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1200 EL CAMINO REAL)
KAISER HOSPICE OF SO SAN FRANCISCO (1200 EL CAMINO REAL)
MARNET ICF/DD-H (653 COMMERCIAL AVENUE)
NEWMAN ICF/DDN HOME (830 NEWMAN DRIVE)
ROSEWOOD HOME ICF/DDH (138 ROSEWOOD WAY)
STEPHANIE'S ICF/DDN (776 DEL MONTE AVENUE)
THE BRADFORD HOME ICF/DD-N (59 BRADFORD DRIVE)
Dialysis Facilities in South San Francisco:
SATELLITE DIALYSIS SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (205 KENWOOD WAY)
WESTBOROUGH DIALYSIS CENTER (925 EL CAMINO REAL)
Home Health Centers in South San Francisco:
STAFFING HOME CARE (3540 CALLAN BLVD STE 203)
TRUEMED, INC (139 MITCHELL AVENUE, SUITE #119)
Amtrak stations near South San Francisco:
4 miles: SAN FRANCISCO INT'L AIRPO (SAN BRUNO, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
5 miles: MILLBRAE (MILLBRAE AVE. & CALIFORNIA DR.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
9 miles: SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING (SAN FRANCISCO, 835 MARKET ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
NCP College of Nursing-South San Francisco (Full-time enrollment: 86; Location: 257 Longford Drive, Rm 5; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ncpcollegeofnursing.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South San Francisco:
Skyline College (about 3 miles; San Bruno, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,824)
City College of San Francisco (about 6 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 17,569)
San Francisco State University (about 6 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 24,644)
University of San Francisco (about 9 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 9,190)
Academy of Art University (about 10 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 12,352)
College of San Mateo (about 10 miles; San Mateo, CA; FT enrollment: 5,398)
College of Alameda (about 12 miles; Alameda, CA; FT enrollment: 3,071)
Notable locations in South San Francisco: California Golf Club (A), Oyster Point Marina (B), Oyster Cove Marina (C), Golden Gate Produce Terminal (D), El Camino Golf Club (E), South San Francisco City Hall (F), Grand Avenue Branch South San Francisco Public Library (G), South San Francisco Fire Department Station 63 (H), South San Francisco Public Library (I), San Mateo County Court Building (J), South San Francisco Fire Department Station 61 (K), South San Francisco Fire Department Station 64 (L), South San Francisco Fire Department Station 65 (M), South San Francisco Fire Department Station 62 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Sunshine Gardens Shopping Center (1), Southwood Shopping Center (2), El Camino Real Shopping Center (3), Buri-Buri Shopping Center (4), Brentwood Shopping Center (5), Winston Manor Shopping Center (6), Westborough Square Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Main business address in South San Francisco include: GENENTECH INC (A), CORGENTECH INC (B), ACTUATE CORP (C), RENOVIS INC (D), EXELIXIS INC (E), RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC (F), CELL GENESYS INC (G), CYTOKINETICS INC (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in South San Francisco include: Alls Souls Roman Catholic Church (A), Faith Tabernacle Assembly of God Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Church of Christ Scientist (D), First Southen Baptist Church (E), Our Redeemers Lutheran Church (F), Saint Pauls Community Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in South San Francisco include: Selick Park (1), Westborough Park (2), Winston Manor Park (3), Briarwood Park (4), Buri Buri Park (5), Cypress and Pine Playlot (6), Hillside Recreation Center (7), Oyster Point Park (8), Paradise Valley Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: AAA Video Amusement Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 121 South Maple Avenue Suite 11), Barrango (Amusement & Theme Parks; 360 SWift Avenue), Betson Pacific Distributing CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 213 East Harris Avenue).
Hotels: Airport Inn (751 Airport Boulevard), BEST WESTERN GROSVENOR HOTEL (380 South Airport Boulevard), Americana Inn Motel (760 El Camino Real), Blue Ribbon Supply Company (451 East Jamie Court).
Birthplace of: Walt Harris - Football coach and former player.
San Mateo County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in South San Francisco that have no violations reported:
SELF-SERVE PETROLEUM (Population served: 810,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This city:
3.0 people
California:
2.9 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
73.2%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
6.1%
Whole state:
7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households
People in group quarters in South San Francisco in 2010:
304 people in group homes intended for adults
105 people in other noninstitutional facilities
69 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
33 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
18 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
18 people in in-patient hospice facilities
17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in South San Francisco in 2000:
148 people in nursing homes
88 people in other nonhousehold living situations
88 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
51 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
42 people in homes for the mentally retarded
14 people in religious group quarters
12 people in other group homes
Banks with most branches in South San Francisco (2011 data):
U.S. Bank National Association: Gellert Boulevard Pac N Save Branch at 2255 Gellert Boulevard, branch established on 2004/08/16; South San Francisco Branch at 370 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1973/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
First National Bank of Northern California: Buri Buri Branch at 975 El Camino Real, branch established on 1980/12/15; South San Francisco Branch at 211 Airport Boulevard, branch established on 1968/09/30. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $715.6 mil, Deposits: $622.4 mil, headquarters in Daly City, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Bancorp
Citibank, National Association: Oyster Point Boulevard Branch at 400 Oyster Point Boulevard, branch established on 1994/03/21; 101 Arroyo Drive Branch at 101 Arroyo Drive, branch established on 1934/10/01. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $1,288,658.0 mil, Deposits: $882,541.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, International Specialization, 1048 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Chestnut Avenue Branch at 10 Chestnut Avenue, branch established on 1973/02/02; South San Francisco Branch at 333 Linden Avenue, branch established on 1955/09/26. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
The Bank of East Asia (USA), National Association: South San Francisco Branch at 235 Grand Avenue, Suite 101, branch established on 2008/02/28. Info updated 2006/05/30: Bank assets: $780.4 mil, Deposits: $620.7 mil, headquarters in New York, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of East Asia, Limited, The
Bank of America, National Association: South San Francisco Branch at 955 El Camino Real, branch established on 1956/06/18. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Union Bank, National Association: South San Francisco Branch at 58 S Linden Ave, branch established on 1994/05/09. Info updated 2011/09/01: Bank assets: $88,967.5 mil, Deposits: $65,286.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 403 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: South San Francisco Branch at 101 Mclellan Dr, Ste 1034, branch established on 2008/09/25. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Liberty Bank: at 500 Linden Avenue, branch established on 1982/04/07. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $216.8 mil, Deposits: $191.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancorp
2 other banks with 2 local branches
For population 15 years and over in South San Francisco:
Never married: 37.7%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 6.7%
For population 25 years and over in South San Francisco:
Religion statistics for South San Francisco, CA (based on San Mateo County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
243,634
22
Other
31,697
78
Evangelical Protestant
24,771
166
Mainline Protestant
23,840
74
Orthodox
5,350
5
Black Protestant
2,046
12
None
387,113
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 162. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 241 took place in 2010, and the least - 101 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.3%), and Outside Fires (31.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in South San Francisco, CA
Fire-safe hotels and motels in South San Francisco, California:
Comfort Suites Sfo Airport, 121 E Grand Ave, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 589-7100, Fax: (650) 589-7796
Holiday Inn San Francisco International Airport, 275 S Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 873-3550, Fax: (650) 873-7101
Embassy Suites Hotel San Francisco Airport, 250 Gateway Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 589-3400, Fax: (650) 589-1183
Days Inn, 1113 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 873-9300, Fax: (650) 873-6200
Hilton Garden Inn-South San Francisco, 670 Gateway Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (659) 872-1515, Fax: (650) 872-1064
Inn At Oyster Point, 425 Marina Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 737-7633, Fax: (650) 737-0795
Ramada Limited, 721 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 583-7300, Fax: (650) 583-7400
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, 701 Airport Bl, South San Francisco, California 94080 , Phone: (650) 952-2505, Fax: (650) 952-8311
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