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Media Contacts:
Angela Jackson, 415-227-2603, ajackson@sanfrancisco.travel
Tanya Houseman, 415-227-2651, thouseman@sanfrancisco.travel
SAN FRANCISCO FACT SHEET
Latest data available from the SFCVB Research Department, California Department of Finance,
www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com and various industry sources; see final page for annotated resources.
Tourism Statistics
Total visitors and convention participants1 15.74 million
Total visitor and convention spending1 $7.37 billion
Average expenditure per convention delegate per day2 $275.76
Average daily expenditure per general visitor staying
in hotels/motels2 $244.43
Average daily expenditure for all visitors1 $137.00
Top five producing domestic metro areas2 1) Los Angeles
2) San Francisco/Oakland,
San Jose
3) Sacramento, Stockton,
Modesto
4) New York
5) Washington, DC
Top five producing overseas areas3
1) United Kingdom
2) Japan
3) Germany
4) France
5) Australia
Top reasons for visiting San Francisco2
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1) Atmosphere & Ambiance
2) Restaurants
3) Scenic Beauty
4) Diversity
5) Weather
Leading attractions visited2
1) Fisherman's Wharf
2) Cable Car Ride
3) Golden Gate Bridge
4) Golden Gate Park
5) Ferry Building
Purpose of visit2
39.7% Leisure/Vacation
35.3% Meeting/ Convention
22.1% Business Travel
2.9% Other
Visitor Profile2
Profile of hotel guests staying overnight in San Francisco accommodations:
Average Age 46
Average Annual Household Income $93,900
Average Length of Stay in City 4.6 Nights
First Time Visitors 17.5%
Gender Female 46.5%
Male 53.5%
Population4
City of San Francisco 791,684
Major ethnic groups (July 1, 2003):
White 44.45%
Asian 30.96 %
Hispanic Origin 14.10%
African-American 7.66 %
Multiracial 2.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native .27 %
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander .47 %
San Francisco Fact Sheet
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Population of the nine Greater Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma)
7.01 million
History and Geography
Total area in square miles in the city of
San Francisco 47.335 miles
Miles of shoreline 29.5 miles
Miles of waterfront5 7.5 miles
Number of piers5 39
Square miles in San Francisco Bay and Delta6 Ranges from 400 to 1,600
miles
Fog signals around the San Francisco Bay 32 signals
Total square miles in Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(GGNRA)7 116 miles (74,000 acres)
Miles of San Francisco streets8 1,193 miles
Parks, playgrounds and squares compromising 4,380 acres,
including 960 outside city limit9 229
High-rises (eight stories and above)10 450
Buildings designated historical landmarks (since 1996)10 237 buildings
Historic districts (Alamo Square, Blackstone Court,
Bush Street Cottage Row, Civic Center, Dogpatch, Jackson
Square, Liberty Hill, Northeast Waterfront, South End,
Telegraph Hill, Webster St.)10 11 total
Lodging
Hotel rooms available11 32,866 rooms
Transportation
Average number of commuters daily12 265,291
Total number of licensed taxis permits13 1,381
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Ramped taxi permits 75
Yearly cable car riders (FY 2003-2004)14 7.9 million
Cable Cars 40 cars
Route miles of cable car track 10.1 miles
Speed of cable car per mile 9.5 mph
Annual passenger boarding, San Francisco Municipal
Railway (Muni) (FY 2003-2004) 215,700,000
Annual passenger volume at San Francisco
International Airport (2004)15 32,247,746
Bridges16 5 bridges
Length of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in miles 8.4 miles
Average number of vehicles crossing the Bay Bridge yearly 44,995,916
Length of Golden Gate Bridge in miles, including approaches17 1.7 miles
Average number of vehicles crossing Golden Gate Bridge yearly 38,881,684
Number of years it took to construct the Golden Gate Bridge 4 years
Attractions
Total visitors to Golden Gate National
Recreation Area (GGNRA)7 13,154,102
Total visitors to Alcatraz 1.35 million
Victorian Houses 14,000
Restaurants18 4,375
Theaters and small theaters19 78
Museums20 65
San Francisco Fact Sheet
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Quick Facts:
BIRD California Quail
CABLE CARS
Inaugural run August 2, 1873. Declared a National Historic Landmark on Oct. 1,
1964. Invented by Andrew S. Hallidie; restored June 21, 1984 after $60 million
overhaul
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
San Francisco State University, Golden Gate University, University
of San Francisco, Hastings College of Law (University of California),
University of California Medical Center, San Francisco Art Institute, San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, Academy of Art University, San Francisco City
College (2 years) and dozens of other private institutions
COLORS Black and gold
30 LARGEST BAY AREA COMPANIES (PUBLIC)21
ChevronTexaco Corp.; Hewlett-Packard Co.; McKesson Corp.; Safeway, Inc.;
Wells Fargo & Co.; Intel Corp.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; The Gap, Inc.; Sun
Microsystems, Inc.; Solectron Corp.; PG&E Corp.; Sanmina-SCI Corp.; Oracle
Corp.; Calpine Corp.; Apple Computer, Inc.; Agilent Technologies, Inc.; CNF,
Inc.; Longs Drug Stores Corp.; Applied Materials, Inc.; Clorox Co.; Synnex
Corp.; Schwab Corp.; Maxtor Corp.; Ross Stores, Inc.; Golden West Financial
Corp.; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; URS Corp.; Electronic
Arts, Inc.; Knight-Ridder, Inc.
ELEVATION Highest Point: Mt. Davidson at 938 feet
LOWEST POINT Sea level
FLAG The phoenix rising from the ashes on a white field bordered in gold
FLOWER Dahlia
FOUNDED Presidio of San Francisco established on Sept. 17, 1776; incorporated on
April 15, 1850
GEOLOGY San Francisco for the most part rests on a foundation of sandstone, shale
and volcanic rock. Large deposits of serpentine, official rock of California, are
located in the Presidio
GOVERNMENT Mayor (four-year term, two-term limit) and Board of Supervisors (11 members)
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HILLS There are 43 hills within San Francisco, major ones are: Twin Peaks (910' and
903'), Nob (376'), Russian (294') and Telegraph (248')
ISLANDS Numerous islands are around the San Francisco Bay, 12 within city limits:
Alcatraz; the Farallones, a group of seven islands; Treasure Island; Yerba Buena;
Angel Island, shared with the city of Tiburon; and Red Rock
MOTTO Oro en paz, Fierro en guerra (Gold in peace, Iron in War)
PATRON SAINT St. Francis of Assisi
SISTER CITIES22 Abidjan, The Ivory Coast; Assisi, Italy; Cork, Ireland; Paris, France; Haifa, Israel;
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Manila, Philippines; Osaka, Japan; Seoul, Korea;
Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; Taipei, Taiwan; Thessaloniki, Greece;
Zurich, Switzerland
SONG Official: "San Francisco"
Official ballad: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT The accordion
STREETS
Steepest: 31.5 percent of grade, Filbert between Leavenworth and Hyde, 22nd
Street between Church and Vicksburg
29 percent of grade, Jones between Union and Filbert
27.9 percent of grade, Duboce between Buena Vista and Alpine
Longest: Mission Street, 7.29 miles
Widest: Sloat Boulevard, 135 feet
Narrowest: De Forest Way, four and a half feet
STRUCTURES
Sutro Tower is the tallest structure at 981 feet, (its base stands 830 feet above
sea level); Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building at 853 feet; Mission
Dolores, dedicated on Aug. 2, 1791 is the oldest
For information on hotel packages and reservations, events, activities and transportation in San
Francisco, visit www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com. For lodging reservations by phone, call 800-637-5196
toll free within North America or 415-391-2000 elsewhere.
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Visitor guides are available at the Visitor Information Center at 900 Market St. at the corner of
Powell and Market streets, lower level, Hallidie Plaza. To receive a copy by mail, call 415- 391-2000,
write to the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, 900 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102 or
send an email to vic1@sfcvb.org.
Sources
1 Breakdown of San Francisco Annual Visitor Volume & Spending (2005), San Francisco Convention &
Visitors Bureau
2 San Francisco Hotel Guest Survey, 2004, San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Education &
Research Foundation
3 U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Tourism Industries, 2004
4 State of California, Department of Finance, California County Race/Ethnic Population Estimates and
Components of Change by Year, July 1, 2000-2003, June 2005
5 City and County of San Francisco, Port of San Francisco
6 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7 Golden Gate National Recreation Area
8 City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works, Office of Geographic Services
9 City and County of San Francisco, Recreation and Park Department
10 City and County of San Francisco, Planning Department
11 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2006
12 MTC-ABAG Library, www.mtc.ca.gov
13 City and County of San Francisco, Taxicab Commission
14 City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Municipal Railway
15 City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport, www.flysfo.com
16 Bay Area Toll Authority, www.bata.mtc.ca.gov
17 Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, www.goldengatebridge.org
18 City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section (MIS)
19 Theatre Bay Area
20 Grants for the Arts and San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
21 San Francisco Business Times, Book of Lists 2005, "Largest Public Companies in the Bay Area," June
4, 2004.
22 City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor
Rev. 5.19.06
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