San Francisco, CA
1983‑2003:San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
2003‑2006: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


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
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
Total----1,603,6781,731,1831,689,303
Percent Change-----8.0%-2.4%
Total (as currently defined)1,096,6351,331,5231,477,9461,488,8711,603,6781,731,1831,689,303
Percent Change-21.4%11.0%0.7%7.7%8.0%-2.4%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Marin County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
San Francisco, CA775,357740,316715,674678,974723,959*776,733*739,426*
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*
Total0000723,959776,7331,020,072
Metro00001,603,6781,731,1831,689,303
Percent 45.1%44.9%60.4%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
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City
San Francisco, CA
Redwood City, CA
San Mateo, CA
San Rafael, CA
South San Francisco, CA


Urban/Rural Population

1980Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,463,33198.3%
UA Population1,452,46797.6%
Rural Population25,5401.7%
Inside Central Cities678,97445.6%
Outside Central Cities809,89754.4%
Total Metro Area Population1,488,871100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA3,190,6981,452,46745.5%
Total1,452,467

population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983


1990Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,580,72098.6%
UA Population1,580,72098.6%
Rural Population22,9581.4%
Inside Central Cities723,95945.1%
Outside Central Cities879,71954.9%
Total Metro Area Population1,603,678100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA3,629,5161,580,72043.6%
Total1,580,720

population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993


2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,707,09598.6%
UA Population1,685,05897.3%
Rural Population24,0881.4%
Inside Principal Cities1,061,23261.3%
Outside Principal Cities669,95138.7%
Total Metro Area Population1,731,183100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,995,7691,452,22248.5%
San Rafael-Novato, CA232,836232,836100.0%
Total1,685,058

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-San Francisco, CA designated as original central city of new San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
-Marin County, CA included as original component of San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
-San Francisco County, CA included as original component of San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
-San Mateo County, CA included as original component of San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMA
Jun 1983
-New PMSA: San Francisco, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Marin County, CA included as original PMSA component, transferred from San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
-San Francisco County, CA included as original PMSA component, transferred from San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
-San Mateo County, CA included as original PMSA component, transferred from San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
-San Francisco, CA designated as original central city of new PMSA, transferred from San Francisco-Oakland, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
Jun 2003
-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 Metro Division
-San Mateo, CA designated as principal city of Metro Division
-San Rafael, CA designated as principal city of Metro Division
-South San Francisco, CA designated as principal city of Metro Division