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Foster City, CA

32,792 Population
3.8 square miles 8,658.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$98,585 ±$4,705 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $74,352 ±$502
  • about double the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$199,143 ±$11,786 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $136,027 ±$1,102
  • about double the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

4.1% ±1.1% (1,334  ±367) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 8.9% 407,620 (±0.2% / ±8,364)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

29.4 minutes ±3 (322,020  ±22,828) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31 54,373,992 (±0.1 / ±403,079)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

12,998 ±333 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,744,070 ±3,948
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
2.5 ±0.1 (32,581  ±64) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.6 4,552,063 (±0 / ±1,249)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

5.1% ±2.2% (406  ±174) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 53,287 (±0.2% / ±1,904)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

13,617 ±370 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,880,374 ±609
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$1,838,200 ±$78,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,140,700 ±$3,829
  • more than double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

18.5% ±2.8% (5,943  ±901) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 12.1% 555,093 (±0.2% / ±8,532.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

96.2% ±3.1% (23,039  ±921.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,044,826 (±0.4% / ±13,090.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
73.8% ±2.7% (17,661  ±777.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 52.9% 1,798,778 (±0.3% / ±9,450.1)
  • about double the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

49.5% ±2.4% (16,218  ±788) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31.9% 1,481,065
  • nearly double the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

2.4% ±0.6% (600  ±145) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 3.2% 121,131 (±0.1% / ±2,623)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
600 Total veterans ±145 558 Male ±142 42 Female ±36

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