City College of San Francisco - California Competes

CITY & COLLEGE DATA
I. San Francisco Population
City College of San Francisco is located in the City and County of San Francisco, the fourth largest city
in California with a current population of almost 800,000, but with little room to grow; the California
Department of Finance projects that San Francisco’s population will increase by only 25,000 (3 percent)
between now and 2010. San Francisco is a diverse city with substantial Asian/Pacific Islander and
Hispanic/Latino populations; it is also a graying city with a median age approaching 45 (California’s
median is 33). 1 Among the larger U.S. cities, San Francisco has the lowest percentage of people under age
18: only 15 percent of the city’s population is 18 or under compared to the national average of 26 percent.
Consequently, projections of the school-age population and high school graduation rates in the city and
county between now and 2010 show decreases for the school-age population and only slight increases in
high school graduation rates. Legal immigration to the city has also been decreasing since 1991.
San Francisco is a highly educated city. According to the most recent U.S. Census statistics, 51 percent of
San Francisco residents have a college degree and almost 20 percent have advanced degrees. CCSF is used
widely by San Francisco residents: according to a CCSF poll in June 2005, over one third of residents have
taken classes at CCSF, and 72 percent have friends and family who took classes through CCSF.
GRAPH 1.1
San Francisco Population Changes and Projections 1992 to 2010
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NOTE: This document presents data beginning as early as 1992 (and, in some cases, in 1991, based on the external
data available) and projected forward to as late as 2010. At times, data for 1992 is not available and/or is incomplete;
under these circumstances the report provides later data as necessary. Projections to 2010 are estimates and, while
the Self Study is intended to be relevant until the next accreditation cycle (up to 2012), projections beyond 2010
are tenuous and, hence, not provided.
1 U.S. Census 2000.
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