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San Francisco

San Francisco is a major commercial, financial, and cultural hub in Northern California. As of 2024, its population is approximately 827,526, making it the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the U.S. With a land area of 46.9 square miles on the San Francisco Peninsula, it's the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. San Francisco boasts the highest per capita income and ranks sixth in aggregate income among U.S. cities with over 250,000 residents (2023). It's the central city of the 13th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. (almost 4.6 million residents in 2023) and part of the fifth-largest urban region, with over nine million residents.