The changing demographics of S.F. neighborhoods per new census data

There are demographic changes that have been in motion for several years that you’ve likely been aware of if you’ve lived in S.F. for any period of time.  For those who are curious about neighborhood demographics this is an interesting read.  I wasn’t aware that Golden Gate Park had such a large homeless population…..

The latest U.S. census data confirms much of what we knew about already San Francisco. That white hipsters are displacing Hispanics in the Mission. That Asians are now as common as blacks in the Bayview. And that the population in the South of Market area has exploded.

But the numbers also contain surprises. That Chinatown is becoming less Asian. That Treasure Island is the most diverse neighborhood in The City. And that if you count the homeless community in Golden Gate Park as its own neighborhood, it becomes the second-whitest neighborhood in the county.

Among the trends highlighted by a San Francisco Examiner analysis of census data by neighborhood for the past 20 years is that Caucasians are concentrating in the center of The City: The Mission district, Haight-Ashbury, Nob Hill, Potrero Hill, Chinatown, Russian Hill and the Western Addition have all seen increases in white populations.

Meanwhile, the neighborhoods on The City’s southern and western periphery are generally getting less white and more Asian and Hispanic. The Outer Mission, Excelsior, Visitacion Valley, the Sunset and Parkside are a few neighborhoods where these trends are prominent.