Foster City Information

Relocation, travel info, sports, demographic data, and general statistics about the city of Foster City, CA

General Foster City Information

State: California

County: San Mateo County

Close cities: West Menlo Park, CA, Hillsborough, CA, Emerald Lake Hills, CA, San Carlos, CA, Menlo Park, CA, Belmont, CA, Burlingame, CA, Stanford, CA, Atherton, CA, North Fair Oaks, CA, Burlingame, CA, Hillsborough, CA, Highlands-Baywood Park, CA, North Fair Oaks, CA, Atherton, CA, South San Francisco, CA, Millbrae, CA, Emerald Lake Hills, CA, Redwood City, CA, Woodside, CA, Brisbane, CA, Palo Alto, CA, Redwood City, CA, San Mateo, CA, San Bruno, CA, Millbrae, CA, San Carlos, CA, East Palo Alto, CA, Belmont, CA

Foster City Population (census data)

Total	28,912 (-0.2% since 2000)
Male	14,218 (49.2%)
Female	14,694 (50.8%)

Population Density: 7,693 people per sq. mile

Cost of Living Index: 177.0 (US Avg is 100)

Foster City Elevation: 3 feet above sea level

Land Area: 3.76 square miles

Median Household Income: $111,814

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Foster City Demographic Data

Ethnic Information:

White Non-Hispanic (55.9%)
Chinese (16.3%)
Asian Indian (5.7%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Japanese (4.6%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Filipino (3.3%)
Black (2.1%)
Other race (1.2%)
Korean (1.2%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

Ancestry Information:

German (11.0%)
English (8.6%)
Irish (8.1%)
Italian (6.4%)
Russian (3.6%)
French (3.4%)

Foriegn Born: 10,141 people (35.1%)

Asia (79.5%)
Europe (20.5%)

Foster City School Information

Middle Schools

Bowditch Middle (1450 Tarpon Street, Foster City, CA, 94404 - San Mateo-Foster City Elementary District)

Elementary Schools

Audubon Elementary (841 Gull Avenue, Foster City, CA, 94404 - San Mateo-Foster City Elementary District)
Brewer Island Elementary (1151 Polynesia Drive, Foster City, CA, 94404 - San Mateo-Foster City Elementary District)
Foster City Elementary (461 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City, CA, 94404 - San Mateo-Foster City Elementary District)