Postal Codes

94109 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94109 covers San Francisco, California, with a population of about 54,397 and a median household income of $112,201.

Population
54,39750,429 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$112,2011.2× the California median
Poverty rate
13.1%0.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,065,276down 7.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,1721.1× the California median
Degree or higher
65.2%30.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
18.1%46.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,676

Where 94109 is

San Francisco, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population54,397
Median age38.9
Family households26.4%
Born outside the US30.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.6%
White (non-Hispanic)49.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)26.5%
Hispanic or Latino13.3%
Veterans2.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$112,201
Income per person$103,773
Poverty rate13.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more29.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,540
Mean adjusted gross income$173,047
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.4%
Returns, under $25k15.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more20.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,390,000
Median gross rent$2,172
Rent as a share of household income25.9%
Owner-occupied18.1%
Vacant homes18.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house2.6%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units9.2%
5 to 19 units25.9%
20 or more units61.1%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,065,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 9.4%
Typical asking rent$3,811as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 25.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 43.8%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,211,355$524,224

$524,224 in 2000 to $1,065,276 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,811$2,650

$2,952 in 2015 to $3,811 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home28.1%
Drives to work alone15.4%
Takes public transport21.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity17.8% 15.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.7% 6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,676
People employed28,109
Annual payroll$2,184,652,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 90.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 31 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.4 out of 100
Community resilience99.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding9.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$112,201$96,334$78,538
Income per person$103,773$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,390,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,172$1,956$1,348
Homeownership18.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home28.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US30.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age38.937.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN FRANCISCO DWTN, CA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January57.8°F / 46.6°F4.4 in rain
February60.4°F / 47.9°F4.37 in rain
March62.1°F / 48.9°F3.15 in rain
April63°F / 49.7°F1.6 in rain
May64.1°F / 51.4°F0.7 in rain
June66.5°F / 53°F0.2 in rain
July66.3°F / 54.4°F0.01 in rain
August67.9°F / 55.5°F0.06 in rain
September70.2°F / 55.6°F0.1 in rain
October69.8°F / 54.4°F0.94 in rain
November63.7°F / 50.7°F2.6 in rain
December57.9°F / 47°F4.76 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

San Francisco Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability16.8 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

94108 San Francisco, CA0.9 km away
94102 San Francisco, CA1.2 km away
94133 San Francisco, CA1.3 km away
94104 San Francisco, CA1.5 km away
94123 San Francisco, CA1.6 km away
94115 San Francisco, CA1.7 km away
94111 San Francisco, CA1.7 km away
94119 San Francisco, CA1.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Francisco County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.08 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density50,429 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7917, -122.4186

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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