Portola, San Francisco

Portola
Neighborhood of San Francisco
Nickname: 
Garden District
Portola is located in Bayview-Hunters Point
Portola
Portola
Location within San Francisco
Portola is located in San Francisco County
Portola
Portola
Portola (San Francisco County)
Portola is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Portola
Portola
Portola (San Francisco Bay Area)
Coordinates: 37°43′39″N 122°24′24″W / 37.72740°N 122.40653°W / 37.72740; -122.40653
StateCalifornia
CitySan Francisco
Government
 • SupervisorJackie Felder
 • CA AssemblyMatt Haney (D)[1]
 • State SenatorScott Wiener (D)[1]
 • U.S. Rep.Kevin Mullin (D)[2]
Area
 • Total
1.582 sq mi (4.10 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
16,410
 • Density16,500/sq mi (6,400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
94134
Area codes415/628

Portola (Por-to-la, also known as Portola District) is a neighborhood located in the southeastern quadrant of San Francisco, California.

Portola[3] is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of San Francisco, northeast of McLaren Park. It is roughly bordered by San Bruno Avenue and the James Lick Freeway (U.S. Route 101) to the east, Mansell Street to the south, University Street to the west and the Southern Freeway (Interstate 280) to the north. The adjacent Portola Heights extension lies west uphill from University Street to the Excelsior District, bordering McLaren Park to the south.

Name

Portola (pronounced PORE-toe-luh, by denizens) was named after the old Portola School, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà (credited by some as the discoverer of San Francisco Bay).

Characteristics

According to the U.S. Census, the Asian population in the Portola has been steadily increasing since the 1990s.[4] The Portola is marked by Census Tract 257.[5]

History

Originally settled after the 1906 earthquake by Jewish and Italian immigrants, the area evolved into a community populated by nurserymen and their families who grew much of the city's flower crop there and uphill to the west in the Portola Heights extension. "The Road", as San Bruno Avenue was affectionately referred to by the locals, still hosts businesses that include bakeries, grocery stores, pharmacies, and in earlier times the Avenue Theater, now a church. The Portola was also once home to a significant population of Maltese immigrants and settlers[3] and at one time the Maltese Consulate.

Demographics

According to the 2012 to 2016 census data gathered by the San Francisco Planning Dept.[6]

Population
Total Population 16,410
Male 48%
Female 52%


Income
Median Household Income $77,053
Median Family Income $82,113
Per Capita Income $29,659
Households
Total Households 4,820
Family Households 72%
Non-Family Households 28%
Households with Children, % of Total 32%
Single Person Households, % of Total 21%
Avg. Household Size 3.4
Avg. Family Household Size 4.1
Race/Ethnicity
Asian 55%
Latino (of Any Race) 26%
White 22%
Other/Two or More Races 18%
African American 5%
Native American Indian 0.4%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%
Educational Attainment (Residents 25 years and older)
High School or Less 47%
Some College/Associate Degree 25%
College Degree 19%
Graduate/Professional Degree 9%

Education

Elementary

  • E.R. Taylor Elementary School

High school

  • Philip and Sala Burton Academic School
  • Portola viewed from John McLaren Park
    Portola viewed from John McLaren Park

References

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "California's 15th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. ^ a b Nolte, Carl (2009-06-09). "Portola district: the secret neighborhood". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ American FactFinder Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today. Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2014-05-10.
  5. ^ American FactFinder Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today. Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2014-05-10.
  6. ^ San Francisco Neighborhoods Socio-Economic Profiles 2012-2016 San Francisco Planning. Jan 10, 2019
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