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San Francisco CS –
A successful region

location

 Northern California - west coast of USA

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Recent statistics

Demographic:

 Population: 894,584 (July 2021)

 4th largest city in California
 17th largest city in USA
 Population Δ: +2.36% (2020-2023)
 People under 18 years old: 13.4% (2023)
 People 18-24 years old: 9.6% (2023)
 People 25-44: 37.5% (2023)
 People 45-64: 25.9% (2023)
 People 65+: 13.6% (2023)
 Average age: 38.5
 Smallest percentage of children than any major
metropolitan area in USA
 1/3 of population were born out of USA
 37.7% of population born in California
 25.3% of population born in another state
 People under 65 years old with disability: 5.7%

Race Population Percentage of total

population

White 392,476 44.87%

Asian 300,339 34.33%

Other race 67.538 7.7%

Two or more races 62,702 7.17%

Black or African American 44,930 5.14%

Native American 3,800 0.43%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific 3,179 0.36%

Islander
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Median age Population Percentage

of total
population

Male 37.9 446,246 51.01%

Female 38.7 428,538 48.99%

Total 38.3

Area:

 Land area: 46.91 square miles (2020)

 Population density: 19,073
 Number of households: 361,222
 People per household: 2.34
 Language other than English spoken: 42.7%
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Literacy:

 High school graduate or higher: 88.8%

 Bachelor’s degree or higher: 59.5%

Education Attained by Count percentage

{now} over 25-year-olds

Less than 9th grade (Year 47,675 6.84%

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9th – 12th grade (Years 32,067 4.6%

10 - 12)

High school graduate 80,686 11.58%

(GCSE’s)

Some College (University) 91,223 13.1%

Associate degree 35,583 5.11%

(foundation degree)

Bachelor's degree 244,101 35.04%

Graduate degree 165,240 23.72%

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Income & Poverty

 Average household income: $160,396 (£131,512.56)

 Poverty rate {people whose income falls below poverty line}: 11.25%

Education Average Male Female

Overall $71,101 $78,873 $64,020

Less Than 9th $25,799 $29,463 $22,215

Grade

High School $32,458 $35,791 $29,447

Graduate

Some College $44,854 $50,005 $40,390

Bachelor's Degree $87,111 $100,769 $77,488

Graduate Degree $114,867 $136,124 $98,835

Race Total In Poverty Poverty Rate

Black 39,189 11,388 29.06%

Native 3,163 904 28.58%

Other 56,103 10,107 18.02%

Hispanic 109,574 17,332 15.82%

Islander 2,687 413 15.37%

Multiple 42,992 5,404 12.57%

Asian 273,562 29,320 10.72%

White 318,996 24,283 7.61%

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why has San Francisco grown?

 TNC’s setting up HQ in Silicon Valley

 e.g., Apple, android
 increased FDI
 better services + housing
 reduced unemployment.
 last year 26,000 jobs created.

Why do companies locate in San Francisco?

 proximity to Harvard university, highly skilled workers

 research and technology center, helps innovation.
 San Francisco airport and docks, accessible - shrinking world.

How successful is Silicon Valley and the city

 successful
 creating 1000’s of new jobs
 providing big payouts in tax for government
 increased investment into local area improving services.

What are the costs of San Francisco’s success?

 class divide in San Francisco.

 many jobs are high skilled and paid ∴ causes price of living to increase.
 in 2016 population decreased by 5000
 some areas deprived.

Background

 Reputation for economic energy, cultural vibrancy and tolerance

 In 1990’s it became the focus of California’s ‘gold rush’
 Home to global ‘dotcom’ businesses like Dropbox and Twitter
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 Significant growth in STEM biotech, life sciences and digital media companies
 The multiplier effect is fueled by its technological and transportation
infrastructure such as the several interstate highways and state routes, eight
passenger rail networks, eight trans-bay bridges, transbay ferry service, local
and transbay bus service, three international airports, and an extensive
network of roads, tunnels, and bike paths, high quality of life and skilled
workforce.
 However, the ‘Google effect’ of gentrification of districts alongside Google
buses transporting workers to its Mountain View campus has created
discontent from some- established, less-affluent displaced locals

Google effect – when knowledge is lost due to availability of internet e.g., the loss of
the use of a short cut, knowing that the internet (via maps) will know the shortest
route.