San Francisco-Oakland, CA
1950‑1959:San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
1959‑1975:San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA
1975‑1983:San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
1983‑2003:Not defined
2003‑2006:San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA


Subareas

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Subarea
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA
San Francisco, CA
In this areaDefined but not in this area


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Alameda County, CA740,315908,2091,073,1841,105,3791,279,1821,443,7411,451,065
Contra Costa County, CA298,984409,030558,389656,380803,732948,8161,017,644
Marin County, CA85,619146,820206,038222,568230,096247,289247,103
San Francisco County, CA775,357740,316715,674678,974723,959776,733741,025
San Mateo County, CA235,659444,387556,234587,329649,623707,161701,175
Solano County, CA104,833134,597169,941235,203340,421394,542410,786
Total2,240,7672,783,3593,109,5193,250,630--4,158,012
Percent Change-24.2%11.7%4.5%-100.0%--
Total (as currently defined)2,135,9342,648,7623,109,5193,250,6303,686,5924,123,7404,158,012
Percent Change-24.0%17.4%4.5%13.4%11.9%0.8%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Alameda County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Marin County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Solano County, CA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Oakland, CA384,575*367,548*361,561*339,337*372,242399,484395,274*
San Francisco, CA775,357*740,316*715,674*678,974*723,959776,733739,426*
Berkeley, CA113,805111,268116,716103,328102,724102,743100,744*
Livermore, CA4,36416,05837,70348,34956,74173,34578,409
Alameda, CA64,43063,85570,96863,85276,45972,25970,576
Fremont, CA(x)43,790100,869131,945173,339203,413200,468*
Hayward, CA14,27272,70093,05894,167111,498140,030140,293*
Pleasanton, CA2,2444,20318,32835,16050,55363,65465,950*
San Leandro, CA27,54265,96268,69863,95268,22379,45278,178*
Walnut Creek, CA2,4209,90339,84453,64360,56964,29664,196*
Redwood City, CA25,54446,29055,68654,95166,07275,40273,114*
San Mateo, CA41,78269,87078,99177,56185,48692,48291,081*
San Rafael, CA13,84820,46038,97744,70048,40456,06355,716*
South San Francisco, CA19,35139,41846,64649,39354,31260,55260,735*
Total1,159,9321,107,8641,077,2351,018,311002,065,175
Metro2,240,7672,783,3593,109,5193,250,630004,158,012
Percent51.8%39.8%34.6%31.3% 49.7%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
Berkeley, CA
Livermore, CA
Alameda, CA
Fremont, CA
Hayward, CA
Pleasanton, CA
San Leandro, CA
Walnut Creek, CA
Redwood City, CA
San Mateo, CA
San Rafael, CA
South San Francisco, CA


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population2,062,09192.0%
UA Population1,985,93388.6%
Rural Population178,6768.0%
Inside Central Cities1,159,93251.8%
Outside Central Cities1,080,83548.2%
Total Metro Area Population2,240,767100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,022,0781,985,93398.2%
Total1,985,933

population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952


1960Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population2,529,21795.5%
UA Population2,361,78089.2%
Rural Population119,5454.5%
Inside Central Cities1,107,86441.8%
Outside Central Cities1,540,89858.2%
Total Metro Area Population2,648,762100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,430,6632,361,78097.2%
Total2,361,780

population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963


1970Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population3,037,09197.7%
UA Population2,961,56895.2%
Rural Population72,4282.3%
Inside Central Cities1,077,23534.6%
Outside Central Cities2,032,28465.4%
Total Metro Area Population3,109,519100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Antioch-Pittsburg, CA59,58559,585100.0%
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,987,8502,901,98397.1%
Total2,961,568

population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973


2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population4,071,56398.7%
UA Population4,037,62397.9%
Rural Population52,1771.3%
Inside Principal Cities2,114,30451.3%
Outside Principal Cities2,009,43648.7%
Total Metro Area Population4,123,740100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Antioch, CA217,591217,591100.0%
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,995,7692,956,23598.7%
Concord, CA552,624552,624100.0%
Livermore, CA75,20275,202100.0%
Vallejo, CA158,9673,1352.0%
San Rafael-Novato, CA232,836232,836100.0%
Total4,037,623

population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
-Alameda County, CA included as original SMA component
-Contra Costa County, CA included as original SMA component
-Marin County, CA included as original SMA component
-San Francisco County, CA included as original SMA component
-San Mateo County, CA included as original SMA component
-Solano County, CA included as original SMA component
-Oakland, CA designated as original central city of new SMA
-San Francisco, CA designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1963
-Solano County, CA included as original component of Vallejo-Napa, CA SMSA
Oct 1975
-San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA included in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
Jun 1983
-San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA abolished
-New PMSA: Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Alameda County, CA included as original component of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Contra Costa County, CA included as original component of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Berkeley, CA designated as original central city of new Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Livermore, CA designated as original central city of new Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Oakland, CA transferred to Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA, designated as original central city of new PMSA
-New PMSA: San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Marin County, CA included as original component of San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-San Francisco County, CA included as original component of San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-San Mateo County, CA included as original component of San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-San Francisco, CA transferred to San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA, designated as original central city of new PMSA
Dec 1992
-Alameda, CA designated as central city of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Livermore, CA no longer designated as central city of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
Jun 2003
-Metro Area reestablished: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Title of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA changed to Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Fremont, CA designated as principal city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Hayward, CA designated as principal city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Pleasanton, CA designated as principal city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-San Leandro, CA designated as principal city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Walnut Creek, CA designated as principal city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Title of San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA changed to San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Redwood City, CA designated as principal city of San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-San Mateo, CA designated as principal city of San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-San Rafael, CA designated as principal city of San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-South San Francisco, CA designated as principal city of San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-Alameda, CA no longer designated as principal/central city of Oakland, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA