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California
Department of Finance: First stop for citywide
demographic statistics and financial
and economic data (check for reports at the county level since
San Francisco is both a city and county).
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American
Community Surveys by the Census Bureau have recent estimates from
sample data. They also offer more detailed statistics than other sources.
See list
of tables available. To compare statistics for a series of recent years, select the Multi-Year Profiles. (For the Geographic Type, select County,
then California for the state and San Francisco from the list of counties
presented).
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Fact
Sheet from the 2004 American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau gives a useful instant demographic profile and can be compared with the
2000 Decennial Census profile. Type San Francisco in the "city or
town" box, select California in the drop-down menu for state, and
select GO. Be sure to select the 2004 tab since the Fact Sheet defaults to the 2000 Census tab.
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San
Francisco Center for Economic Development's Urban Data and Statistics:
Has a variety of economic indicators such as demographics, office
space, housing costs, and unemployment.
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S.F.
Legislative Analyst Report--Summary of 2000 City and County Data - lots
of pie charts and graphs.
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General statistics and percentages
table from the 2000 Census and 2002 American Community Survey estimates
for San
Francisco City and County by the Association of Bay Area Governments.
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Futuristic projections to year 2030:
Print sources available at the Main Library:
The California
Department of Finance's Demographic Research Unit also has projections.
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Detailed or In-depth Statistics: "Data
sets" from the Decennial Census on the U.S.
Census Bureau Web site must be used to locate statistics that
are more specific or detailed than the quick statistics from the sources
listed above (such as "unmarried-partner households" statistics for
gay relationships). The detailed 2000 Decennial Census data collected
by the Census Bureau is only available online.
Tip: For the types of demographic information collected,
see the Census Bureau's AmericanFactfinder
People page. The GIC staff can provide guidance with using this
Web site.
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2000
Census of Population and Housing on the U.S. Census Bureau Web
site has useful demographic, social, economic and housing profiles.
Select California as the state and type San Francisco in the second
box. (The print California volume of Census of Population and Housing
2000, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, available at
the GIC, also has general data for San Francisco).
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Bureau
of Labor Statistics: Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal
Government for labor economics and statistics, including the Consumer
Price Index and employment/unemployment data, though most statistics
are for metropolitan areas (2 or more counties, such as San Francisco-Oakland-San
Jose).
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Economic
Census: The California volumes of the most recent Economic Census
are also available at the GIC, although San Francisco is sometimes
grouped with the Bay Area for statistics.
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