Median household income in San Francisco, CA

Median household income in San Francisco, CA was $140,970 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 67th highest of 376 cities in 2024.

2024, USD140,970

Change on 2023-0.3%

Rank67th of 376Cities in California ranked

Series high141,4462023

Series low126,1872021

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Median household income in San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.

All 4 values

Period	USD
2024	140,970
2023	141,446
2022	136,689
2021	126,187

Compared with California and United States

Place	2024
San Francisco, CA	140,970
California	99,122
United States	80,734

Rankings

US states by median household income 51 places
US cities by median household income 3219 places
Cities in California by median household income 376 places

Definition

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median household income, San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median household income, San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income/san-francisco-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median household income, San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income/san-francisco-ca.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median household income, San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income/san-francisco-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Median household income, San Francisco, CA, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income/san-francisco-ca. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the median household income in San Francisco, CA?

Median household income in San Francisco, CA was $140,970 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 67th highest of 376 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median household income in San Francisco, CA?

$141,446 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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