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94122 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94122 covers San Francisco, California, with a population of about 57,369 and a median household income of $145,717.

Population
57,36917,613 per square mile
Median age
42.23.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$145,7171.5× the California median
Poverty rate
8%4.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,701,483up 4.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,7201.4× the California median
Degree or higher
62.9%27.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
48.7%16.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,186

Where 94122 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

Population57,369
Median age42.2
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US36%
Speaks a language other than English at home46.3%
White (non-Hispanic)35.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)44.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.5%
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$145,717
Income per person$74,396
Poverty rate8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k14.3%
$200k or more34.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed28,670
Mean adjusted gross income$144,398
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.7%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more19.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,507,100
Median gross rent$2,720
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied48.7%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1943

What the homes are

Detached house24%
Attached house25.4%
2 to 4 units30.6%
5 to 19 units14%
20 or more units5.9%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$1,701,483as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36%
Typical asking rent$3,828as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 22.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 44.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,755,890$469,888

$469,888 in 2000 to $1,701,483 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$3,828$2,645

$2,695 in 2018 to $3,828 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home23.3%
Drives to work alone36.2%
Takes public transport18.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

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

Obesity15.1% 18.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,186
People employed7,626
Annual payroll$395,447,000
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 68.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.6 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.

Earthquake92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding18Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.6Very 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$145,717$96,334$78,538
Income per person$74,396$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate8%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,507,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,720$1,956$1,348
Homeownership48.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US36%26.7%13.9%
Median age42.237.638.7
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 OCEANSIDE, CA US4 km away
Rain in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January59°F / 45.7°F3.94 in rain
February60.4°F / 46.6°F4.01 in rain
March60.8°F / 47.9°F2.98 in rain
April60.4°F / 49.1°F1.37 in rain
May59.8°F / 51°F0.64 in rain
June60.9°F / 52.7°F0.19 in rain
July61.8°F / 54.3°F0.01 in rain
August63.7°F / 55.4°F0.05 in rain
September65°F / 55.3°F0.11 in rain
October66.4°F / 53.2°F0.9 in rain
November63.5°F / 49.5°F2.22 in rain
December59.1°F / 45.8°F4.22 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability15.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94116 San Francisco, CA1.7 km away
94121 San Francisco, CA2.2 km away
94143 San Francisco, CA2.2 km away
94118 San Francisco, CA3.1 km away
94127 San Francisco, CA3.5 km away
94117 San Francisco, CA3.9 km away
94131 San Francisco, CA4.3 km away
94132 San Francisco, CA4.3 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 area3.26 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density17,613 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7593, -122.4836

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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