South San Francisco, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 60,552. Estimated population in July 2024: 60,735 (+0.3% change)
Males: 30,009 (49.6%), Females: 30,543 (50.4%)

San Mateo County

Zip codes: 94080.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $61,764
Median house value: $352,900

Population by Race

Races in South San Francisco:

  • Hispanic (31.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (30.5%)
  • Filipino (16.5%)
  • Other race (15.0%)
  • Chinese (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (7.0%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.1%)
  • Japanese (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (8.4%), Irish (7.5%), German (5.6%), English (3.2%), Arab (1.9%), French (1.7%).

Elevation: 19 feet

Land area: 9.0 square miles

Map of South San Francisco, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South San Francisco

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South San Francisco city

  • Never married: 28.8%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

39.2% Foreign born (19.7% Asia, 15.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +6,074 (+11.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in South San Francisco:

  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (1200 EL CAMINO REAL)

Other hospitals/medical centers near South San Francisco:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South San Francisco:

  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 16 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 35 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)

Other public-use airports nearest to South San Francisco:

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.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in South San Francisco:

  • SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF PIANO TUNING (Location: 325 COREY WAY, SUITE 107; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South San Francisco:

  • SKYLINE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; SAN BRUNO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,335)
  • CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 5 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 17,819)
  • SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 21,373)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO (about 8 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,517)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 8 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,199)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 10 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)

Schools

Public high school in South San Francisco:

  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO HIGH (Students: 1,546; Location: 400 B ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in South San Francisco:

  • WESTBOROUGH MIDDLE (Students: 694; Location: 2570 WESTBOROUGH BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)