94122 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 94122, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

94122 is a zip code in San Francisco County, California, which covers San Francisco, with a total population of 60,144 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 94122 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 94122.

The estimated population of people living in 94122 is 60,144, with a median age of 41.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 94122 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
60,144
 -1.8% -3.79%
2020
61,248
 -1.42% -
2019
62,128
 -0% -
2018
62,131
 -0.62% -
2017
62,516
 - -

Population of 94122 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 94122 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
36.3%
36.5%
 -0.55%
Black/African American
1.8%
1.2%
 +50.00%
Native
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Hispanic
9.7%
7.2%
 +34.72%
Asian
44.7%
48.7%
 -8.21%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.8%
0.5%
 +60.00%
Two Or More Races
6.2%
5.4%
 +14.81%
Other
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 94122 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 94122 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 94122 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 94122 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41 +3.54% 41.3 +4.03% 40.8 +3.03%
2020 39.6 +2.06% 39.7 +3.12% 39.6 +1.02%
2019 38.8 +0.78% 38.5 0% 39.2 +1.82%
2018 38.5 -2.53% 38.5 -0.77% 38.5 -3.99%
2017 39.5 - 38.8 - 40.1 -

The median age of the 94122 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 94122 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,475 -5.73% 2,547 +3.6% 2,314 2,629
10 to 19 2,123 -2.9% 2,159 -3.13% 2,057 2,065
20 to 29 4,889 -22.13% 5,683 -7.82% 3,845 5,188
30 to 39 6,097 -6.84% 5,737 -9.66% 5,663 5,179
40 to 49 4,302 -3.34% 4,597 -9.03% 4,142 4,164
50 to 59 4,186 -3.04% 4,022 +5.17% 4,048 4,221
60 to 69 3,609 +9.92% 3,698 -6.6% 3,918 3,450
70+ 2,527 +28.85% 3,865 +2.97% 3,331 3,930

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 94122 zip code is $130,708.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 94122.

  • Under 25
    $79,507.00
  • 25 to 44
    $173,189.00
  • 45 to 64
    $125,943.00
  • 65 and over
    $78,086.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 94122 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 94122, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 94122 is currently $163,219.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

29.86% of households in 94122 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 94122 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.65%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    11.22%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    9.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.17%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.65%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    13.96%
  • $200,000 or more
    29.86%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 94122 is $64,313.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 94122 by the total population of 94122.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 94122 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 94122 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    19.35%
  • Bachelor's degree
    58.51%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.94%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    13.65%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.56%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 94122 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 94122 zip over the age of 16 is 52,593.

Of those people, a total of 69.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 94122 is 65.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 94122 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,514 37.00% 12.70%
20 to 24 years 2,964 75.90% 3.60%
25 to 29 years 6,069 82.90% 4.20%
30 to 34 years 5,802 91.20% 2.30%
35 to 44 years 9,616 89.80% 6.50%
45 to 54 years 7,751 87.90% 6.60%
55 to 59 years 4,248 69.50% 8.30%
60 to 64 years 3,646 62.70% 4.90%
65 to 74 years 6,373 34.00% 5.30%
75 years and over 4,610 6.90% 1.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 94122. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 20,745 75.50% 5.60%
Black or African American 1,076 67.30% 2.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 125 38.40% 58.30%
Asian 24,878 62.70% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 440 64.50% 0.00%
Other 1,955 70.70% 4.40%
Two or more races 3,374 77.30% 6.10%
Hispanic or Latino 4,661 75.20% 5.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,331 75.30% 5.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 94122 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 94122 is 34,298, with median earnings of $71,379.00.

Women in 94122 are earning approximately 100.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 34,298 $71,379.00
Male 17,344 $71,099.00
Female 16,954 $71,544.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 94122 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 4,779 $111,475.00
Business and Financial 2,938 $93,724.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,579 $121,188.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,064 $93,333.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,375 $100,972.00
Community and Social Service 409 $62,614.00
Legal 755 $96,250.00
Educational and Library 2,082 $63,493.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,812 $81,071.00
Healthcare Practitioners 2,657 $99,712.00
Healthcare Support 967 $31,979.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 266 $30,972.00
Law Enforcement 140 $105,515.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,639 $30,703.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 801 $24,505.00
Personal Care and Service 1,333 $26,306.00
Sales 2,611 $59,279.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,451 $46,433.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 25 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 869 $24,564.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 408 $56,635.00
Production 969 $40,494.00
Transportation and Material Moving 973 $39,764.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 94122 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 94122.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,664 $126,477.00 2,115 $110,120.00
Business and Financial 1,206 $91,833.00 1,732 $93,776.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,848 $135,700.00 731 $102,328.00
Architecture and Engineering 726 $105,200.00 338 $83,056.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 610 $99,896.00 765 $102,658.00
Community and Social Service 160 $27,083.00 249 $71,619.00
Legal 375 $77,316.00 380 $107,500.00
Educational and Library 654 $64,122.00 1,428 $62,847.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 765 $102,847.00 1,047 $71,902.00
Healthcare Practitioners 671 $114,567.00 1,986 $98,333.00
Healthcare Support 338 $45,352.00 629 $23,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 162 $34,688.00 104 $9,384.00
Law Enforcement 66 $91,250.00 74 $106,711.00
Food Preparation and Serving 931 $35,078.00 708 $29,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 394 $25,238.00 407 $24,053.00
Personal Care and Service 531 $31,250.00 802 $19,453.00
Sales 1,283 $69,805.00 1,328 $45,934.00
Office and Administrative Support 939 $40,586.00 1,512 $52,222.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 25 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 821 $24,451.00 48 $88,125.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 408 $56,635.00 0 $0.00
Production 597 $39,479.00 372 $40,791.00
Transportation and Material Moving 813 $39,134.00 160 $52,819.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 22,649 households in 94122, with an average household size of 2.62 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 13,314 families living in the 94122 zip code with an average family size of 3.13 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 94122:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,946 1,263 2,105 9,335
Average Household Size 3.28 3.03 3.69 1.63
Total Families 9,946 1,263 2,105 0
Average Household Size 3.17 2.73 3.19 0

Poverty

Of the 13,314 families living in 94122, 3.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 94122:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 24,124 housing units in 94122.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 22,649 93.89%
Vacant 1,475 6.11%

44.86% of the total 24,124 housing units in 94122 are rental units. This is approximately 10,823 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,425 are occupied by the owner - or 47.36% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 94122 is $2,413.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 94122 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    401
  • Less than $500
    128
  • $500 to $999
    463
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,317
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2,042
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,771
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    1,860
  • $3,000 or more
    3,242

Property Value

The median value of a property in 94122 is $1,239,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 94122 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    42
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    53
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    21
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    263
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,230
  • $1,000,000 or more
    8,805

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 94122. The chart below shows the number of properties in 94122 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    10,512
  • 1940 to 1949
    4,983
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,637
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,434
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,008
  • 1980 to 1989
    754
  • 1990 to 1999
    465
  • 2000 to 2009
    276
  • 2010 to 2013
    55
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 94122 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    3,685
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,379
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,760
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,825

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 94122 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 94122 that commute to work in a particular way.

34.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 94122.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    344
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    833
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,235
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,106
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,277
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,694
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    6,031
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,030
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,993
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    4,821
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    3,453
  • 90 or more minutes
    714

Summary

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