San Francisco County, California

In San Francisco County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in San Francisco County for 2006. The average industry job in San Francisco County received a wage of $177,774 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $140,044 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

High-wage employment in San Francisco County, California may be found in computer and peripheral equipment mfg. ($168,847), lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ($160,400), scenic and sightseeing transportation, land ($147,161) and electronic shopping and mail-order houses ($123,892) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

San Francisco County Wages have increased by 12.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in San Francisco County, California by a total of 12.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of California and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

San Francisco County Industry Wages Exceed California, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in San Francisco County, California can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.2 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The average industry wage was greater than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

San Francisco County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In San Francisco County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 58,202 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 188 4-digit NAICS industries, 123 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 64 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in San Francisco County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management and technical consulting services industry has grown the most with 3,491 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Management and technical consulting services industry makes up 14.0 percent of the total growth in San Francisco County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (3,491 new jobs)
2. Private households (3,304 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (2,182 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (1,289 new jobs)
5. Colleges and universities (1,162 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in San Francisco County

Given the industries in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 9,740 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 11.8 percent of the total employment decline in San Francisco County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (9,740 jobs lost)
2. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (8,300 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (5,376 jobs lost)
4. ISPs and web search portals (3,974 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (3,189 jobs lost)

San Francisco County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other investment pools and funds industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 207.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Francisco County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 61.6 percent. The Other investment pools and funds industry in San Francisco County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (207.2 percent gain)
2. Support activities for water transportation (192.3 percent gain)
3. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (172.6 percent gain)
4. Insurance and employee benefit funds (162.9 percent gain)
5. Direct selling establishments (142.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 11.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

San Francisco County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Sound recording industries industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 92.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the industry reported a loss of 45 percent. The losses in the Sound recording industries industry in San Francisco County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 29 percent in terms of employment in the Sound recording industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sound recording industries (92.7 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (90.2 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (82.8 percent decline)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (78 percent decline)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (75.1 percent decline)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

San Francisco County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Francisco County

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs. The declines in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 71.1 percent of the total job loss in San Francisco County, California.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (11 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (2 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)

In San Francisco County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 7 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Francisco County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 18 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 75.0 percent of the total employment growth in San Francisco County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18 new jobs)
2. Logging (5 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (34 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28 new jobs)

Out of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

San Francisco County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 90.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Francisco County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in San Francisco County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (90.0 percent gain)
2. Logging (21.9 percent gain)

San Francisco County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 13.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Other wood product manufacturing industry in San Francisco County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Other wood product manufacturing industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (13.6 percent decline)
2. Poultry and egg production (8.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (7.8 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (5.7 percent decline)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in San Francisco County, California

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Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, San Francisco County reported a very high median household income of $64,609 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14 percent higher than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and this is 24 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $58,027. This median is 10.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 46.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,679. Hispanic Householders in San Francisco County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,467, this median is 15.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In San Francisco County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $73,976 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in San Francisco County reported an income level of $36,263, this was 43.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

The poverty rate in San Francisco County, California has increased by 0.9 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.3 percent to 12.2 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Francisco County, California can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in San Francisco County, with 14.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $57,496, which amounts to a 11 percent decline. San Francisco County, California, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. San Francisco County ranks 178 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in San Francisco County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw a decline of 24.7 percent in the last five years. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in San Francisco County, experiencing a 8.7 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in San Francisco County, California

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Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 4.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 51.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 5.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 48.8 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in San Francisco County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 47 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in San Francisco have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 47 percent (Men) versus 43 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 43 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Since the year 2000, San Francisco has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 5.0 percent to a total of 50 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the porportion of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

In San Francisco County, California as reported in the 2000 Census, 59.2 percent of the White Alone, 18.2 percent of Black or African American, 31.8 percent of the Asian alone and 20.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

San Francisco County, California is made up of a very highly-educated population, with 45 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. San Francisco has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for San Francisco County, California

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The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in San Francisco County, California to be 39.4 years old. The median in San Francisco is greater than the median in California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 36.7 years old. With 14.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, San Francisco can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 70.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a extremely high number of individual migrated to the San Francisco internationally. The international migration into San Francisco accounts for 3.2 percent of the total migration into the State of California. This level of international migration can be considered extremely high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

San Francisco County, California had a population that was estimated at 739,426 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 776,677. The decline represents a decrease of -4.8 percent. San Francisco ranks 58 of 58 counties by growth in total population in California and the county ranks 3,135 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

San Francisco County, California has a population that is comprised of 44.1 percent White, 6.8 percent African American, 32.6 percent Asian, and 13.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 53.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, San Francisco has decreased the level of diversity when 53.3 percent of the people were minorities.

By measuring total land area, San Francisco covers a total land area of 47 square miles. This area has a extremly high population density of 15,835 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Queens, NY (20,521 per sq. mile ), Bronx, NY (32,303 per sq. mile ), Kings, NY (35,213 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hudson, NJ (12,927 per sq. mile ), Suffolk, MA (11,184 per sq. mile ), Philadelphia, PA (10,832 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for San Francisco County, California

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The residential home values in San Francisco County, California have increased sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $330,300, or 83.3 percent, since their values in that year of $396,400.

In San Francisco County, there were a total of 354,963 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 6,465 homes since 2001, or 1.9 percent.

San Francisco County has a extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 83.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

When compared to other counties in California, San Francisco County is positioned 53 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,047 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

San Francisco County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $726,700, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the State of California 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

There is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in San Francisco County, California. In 2005, 3.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for San Francisco County, Califo...

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Employment Report for San Francisco County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In San Francisco County, Professional and technical services, Accommodation and food services, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Professional and technical services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 14.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 63,431 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Finance and insurance sectors account for 13.9 and 10.5 percent of all employment.

Information saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in San Francisco County. The sector faced a loss of 12,856 jobs, or 42.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 21.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

San Francisco is the County that is ranked 9 of 59 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of California by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 6 of 59 Counties.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in San Francisco County, averaging 73 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of California establishments size average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In San Francisco County, Professional and technical services, Finance and insurance and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Professional and technical services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.28. This means the percent of total employment in the Professional and technical services industry is 2.28 times greater than the US average, showing signs that San Francisco specializes in Professional and technical services.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in San Francisco County, moving a total of 19.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -0.6 percent. The State of California encountered a change in industry employment of -0.6 percent, during the time since 2001.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).