San Francisco Languages and Immigrant Population by Neighborhood

34.0% of San Franciscans were born outside the United States. 56.4% of residents 5 and over speak only English at home, and the most common other languages are Chinese (17.5%) and Spanish (11.1%).

Language figures count residents 5 and over by the language they speak at home, whatever else they speak elsewhere. The foreign-born ranking counts everyone born outside the United States, naturalized citizens included.

Language and birthplace rankings for all 38 neighborhoods

Each ranking lists every neighborhood against the citywide figure, which is the number shown on the card. Citywide figures for every measure are on the demographics overview.

• English-only speakersCensus, 2020-202456.4%
• Chinese speakersCensus, 2020-202417.5%
• Spanish speakersCensus, 2020-202411.1%
• Tagalog speakersCensus, 2020-20242.8%
• Russian and Slavic speakersCensus, 2020-20241.7%
• Vietnamese speakersCensus, 2020-20241.3%
• Foreign-born residentsCensus, 2020-202434.0%

Languages spoken at home in San Francisco

Chinese is the most common language at home after English.