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Average Household Size by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Outer Mission has the highest average household size in San Francisco at 3.46, and the Tenderloin the lowest at 1.56, a spread of 2.2 times. The citywide figure is 2.21, and 16 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

People per occupied home. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

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All 38 neighborhoods ranked

#NeighborhoodAverage household sizevs city
1Outer Mission3.46+57%
2Visitacion Valley3.37+52%
3Excelsior3.27+48%
4Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside3.17+43%
5Portola3.09+40%
6Bayview Hunters Point3.06+38%
7Treasure Island2.96+34%
8Presidio2.89+31%
9Sunset/Parkside2.75+24%
10West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)2.61+18%
11Bernal Heights2.59+17%
12Seacliff2.58+17%
13Glen Park2.40+9%
14Inner Richmond2.29+4%
15Outer Richmond2.24+1%
16Mission2.22+0%
17Inner Sunset2.15-3%
18Lone Mountain/USF2.13-4%
19Lakeshore2.11-5%
20Noe Valley2.07-6%
21Mission Bay2.06-7%
22Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)2.05-7%
23Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)2.02-9%
24Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)1.96-11%
25Presidio Heights1.93-13%
26Chinatown1.91-14%
27Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)1.90-14%
28Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)1.88-15%
29Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)1.88-15%
30Hayes Valley1.85-16%
31North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)1.83-17%
32Russian Hill1.79-19%
33Pacific Heights1.72-22%
34Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)1.68-24%
35South of Market (incl. SoMa)1.68-24%
36Japantown1.66-25%
37Nob Hill1.60-28%
38Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)1.56-29%
San Francisco2.21

Average household size across the city

Average household size by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Outer Mission3.46
  2. Visitacion Valley3.37
  3. Excelsior3.27
  4. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside3.17
  5. Portola3.09
  6. Bayview Hunters Point3.06
  7. Treasure Island2.96
  8. Presidio2.89
  9. Sunset/Parkside2.75
  10. West of Twin Peaks2.61
  11. Bernal Heights2.59
  12. Seacliff2.58
  13. Glen Park2.40
  14. Inner Richmond2.29
  15. Outer Richmond2.24
  16. Mission2.22
  17. Inner Sunset2.15
  18. Lone Mountain/USF2.13
  19. Lakeshore2.11
  20. Noe Valley2.07
  21. Mission Bay2.06
  22. Potrero Hill2.05
  23. Haight Ashbury2.02
  24. Twin Peaks1.96
  25. Presidio Heights1.93
  26. Chinatown1.91
  27. Western Addition1.90
  28. Castro/Upper Market1.88
  29. Marina1.88
  30. Hayes Valley1.85
  31. North Beach1.83
  32. Russian Hill1.79
  33. Pacific Heights1.72
  34. Financial District/South Beach1.68
  35. South of Market1.68
  36. Japantown1.66
  37. Nob Hill1.60
  38. Tenderloin1.56

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People per occupied home. Figures are five-year American Community Survey estimates for 2020-2024, summed or pooled from the census tracts that make up each neighborhood. Rates are computed from summed counts, so small neighborhoods carry wider margins of error than large ones. Neighborhoods with fewer than 500 homes are left out.

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