AreaProfile

94112San Francisco, California

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 94112.

62
Area Score
Top 50% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 24% of 727 published ZIP areas67
Growth557th of 701 published ZIP areas29
Housing affordability618th of 800 published ZIP areas52
ClimateTop 12% of 779 published ZIP areas89
Physical resilience540th of 800 published ZIP areas45
AccessTop 12% of 779 published ZIP areas99
Economic stabilityTop 31% of 800 published ZIP areas67
The quick read

94112 ranks in the top 24% of published ZIP profiles for employment opportunity, with unemployment at 3.7% and median household income of $135,119.

A major airport is 8 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 62 places 94112 in the top 50% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
79,277
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$135,119
Top 6% nationally
Density
23,757/sq mi
3.3 sq mi of land
Median age
42.8
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
San Francisco
California
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Nearest major airport
SFO
8 mi · San Francisco Intl
Median home value
$1,174,100
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 3.7% is lower than 90% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 0.9% over the past year, to 478,007 employed residents.

37% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 76% of measured US ZIP areas.

Household income is higher than at least 94% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$9,950$135,119Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,620$54,924Top 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate9.3%Bottom 43%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute34.0 minTop 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment478,007Top 36%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-4.0%Bottom 2%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.9%Bottom 48%June 2026
Labor force496,595Top 36%June 2026
Labor force participation66.4%Top 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$100,220Top 3%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$74,260Top 3%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.5%Bottom 25%June 2026
Unemployment rate3.7%Bottom 10%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024135k113k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $135,119 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides119,120$35,950
Software Developers69,030$186,640
Fast Food and Counter Workers49,970$43,870
General and Operations Managers43,520$149,990
Registered Nurses41,750$186,610
Retail Salespersons39,460$43,850

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for San Francisco, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $2,263 takes 20% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 8.7 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
20.1%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
8.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$2,263
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$1,174,100
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income8.69Top 3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate65.6%Bottom 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±64524,559Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$121$2,263Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$13,898$1,174,100Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income20.1%Top 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate5.4%Bottom 25%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
29/ 100
Ranks 557 of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

96% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 1.9 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
1,622
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
1.9
Bottom 20% nationally
Year over year
+28%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
95.9%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for San Francisco, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

9 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 66°F and January a low of 47°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 22.9 inches.

40°60°80°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station SAN FRANCISCO DWTN, 3.6 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.8"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation22.9"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low47°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high66°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months91991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing11°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

45 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, inland flooding and tsunami.

EarthquakeElevated
Inland floodingModerate
TsunamiModerate
DroughtModerate

Low or minimal exposure: landslide, heat wave, coastal flooding, tornado, lightning, wildfire, volcanic activity, hail, strong wind, winter weather.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 8 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
San Francisco IntlSFO8 mi11,870 ft
Oakland San Francisco BayOAK12 mi10,520 ft
Norman Y Mineta San Jose IntlSJC37 mi11,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

94112 vs San Francisco

How this ZIP area compares with San Francisco as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

94112
San Francisco
Median household income
$135,119
vs
$140,970
Per capita income
$54,924
vs
$92,289
Population density
23,757/sq mi
vs
17,784/sq mi
Median home value
$1,174,100
vs
$1,394,500
Median gross rent
$2,263
vs
$2,476
Homeownership rate
65.6%
vs
38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
36.6%
vs
60.3%
Poverty rate
9.3%
vs
11.2%
Median age
42.8
vs
40.0

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.