Foster City, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Foster City Apartments for Rent

Total population: 29,089 (All urban)

Foster City, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,009 (11,613 occupied: 7,149 owner occupied, 4,464 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	43%

Housing density: 3196 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,983 (lower quartile is $1,611, upper quartile is $2,428)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,305

Median gross rent in Foster City, CA in 2007: $2,046

Housing units in Foster City with a mortgage: 5,068 (599 second mortgage, 742 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 908

Foster City,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $993,580 (it was $530,200 in 2000)

Foster City:	$993,580
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $789,826 - $999,859

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,018,989
Here: $1,018,989
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $761,040
Here: $761,040
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $890,251
Here: $890,251
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $583,970
Here: $583,970
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $625,000
Here: $625,000
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,717

In family households: 23,855 (6,690 male householders, 1,249 female householders)
6,849 spouses, 7,644 children (7,234 natural, 234 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 228 grandchildren, 196 brothers or sisters, 294 parents, 420 other relatives, 285 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,862 (1,637 male householders (1,110 living alone)), 2,035 female householders (1,627 living alone)), 1,190 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (66 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,406 2-persons, 2,094 3-persons, 1,654 4-persons, 581 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,737 1-person, 777 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

4,981 married couples with children.
850 single-parent households (200 men, 650 women).

60.3% of residents of Foster City speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
23.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 10,141 (35.2%)
(48.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Foster City, California:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 131 3 rooms: 343 4 rooms: 555 5 rooms: 1,318 6 rooms: 1,488 7 rooms: 1,512 8 rooms: 1,116 9 or more rooms: 657

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster City, California:
	1 room: 354 2 rooms: 860 3 rooms: 1,169 4 rooms: 888 5 rooms: 601 6 rooms: 273 7 rooms: 206 8 rooms: 89 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 265
1990 to 1994: 516
1980 to 1989: 2,390
1970 to 1979: 6,073
1960 to 1969: 2,538
1950 to 1959: 135
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 27

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Foster City:
	no bedroom: 64 1 bedroom: 326 2 bedrooms: 1,433 3 bedrooms: 2,497 4 bedrooms: 2,277 5 or more bedrooms: 552

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster City:
	no bedroom: 400 1 bedroom: 1,852 2 bedrooms: 1,414 3 bedrooms: 459 4 bedrooms: 316 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Foster City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 106 1 vehicle: 1,581 2 vehicles: 3,480 3 vehicles: 1,408 4 vehicles: 451 5 or more vehicles: 123

Cars and other vehicles available in Foster City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 169 1 vehicle: 2,122 2 vehicles: 1,866 3 vehicles: 246 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Foster City, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 9
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 11
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 87
$400,000 to $499,999: 225
$500,000 to $749,999: 1342
$750,000 to $999,999: 1873
$1,000,000 or more: 3570

Foster City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Foster City:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 7
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 14
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 95
$1,250 to $1,499: 508
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,479
$2,000 or more: 2,186
No cash rent: 96

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,904 1990 to 1994: 1,686 1985 to 1989: 1,266 1980 to 1984: 1,175 1975 to 1979: 1,021 1970 to 1974: 519 1970 to 1974: 506 1965 to 1969: 1,064

Foster City, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5%
Number of people working at home: 569 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 270
5 to 9 minutes: 1221
10 to 14 minutes: 1933
15 to 19 minutes: 1937
20 to 24 minutes: 2482
25 to 29 minutes: 1013
30 to 34 minutes: 2242
35 to 39 minutes: 526
40 to 44 minutes: 835
45 to 59 minutes: 1732
60 to 89 minutes: 844
90 or more minutes: 225

Foster City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,984 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,304 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 355 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 59 (0%)
Railroad: 140 (1%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 24 (0%)
Bicycle: 106 (1%)
Walked: 201 (1%)
Other means: 73 (0%)
Worked at home: 569 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 278
$10,000 to $14,999: 171
$15,000 to $19,999: 146
$20,000 to $24,999: 205
$25,000 to $29,999: 140
$30,000 to $34,999: 285
$35,000 to $39,999: 376
$40,000 to $44,999: 365
$45,000 to $49,999: 364
$50,000 to $59,999: 759
$60,000 to $74,999: 1113
$75,000 to $99,999: 1929
$100,000 to $124,999: 1835
$125,000 to $149,999: 1070
$150,000 to $199,999: 1338
$200,000 or more: 1237

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11922

German: 2182

Italian: 1599

English: 1509

Irish: 1399

Russian: 914

United States or American: 686

Polish: 541

French (except Basque): 518

Arab:: 485

Scottish: 394

Iranian: 314

Swedish: 292

European: 249

Norwegian: 215

Turkish: 200

Greek: 185

Ukrainian: 181

Scotch-Irish: 180

Subsaharan African:: 168

Dutch: 165

British: 162

Armenian: 153

Swiss: 144

Portuguese: 126

Danish: 116

Canadian: 113

Hungarian: 107

Palestinian: 106

Australian: 102

Other Arab: 92

South African: 87

Lebanese: 85

Welsh: 85

French Canadian: 85

Austrian: 83

Syrian: 74

Israeli: 71

Eastern European: 71

African: 62

Arab/Arabic: 52

Egyptian: 47

Croatian: 47

Slovak: 45

Czech: 44

Scandinavian: 42

Brazilian: 33

Czechoslovakian: 33

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 28

Latvian: 24

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Jamaican: 23

Maltese: 22

Finnish: 19

Romanian: 17

Jordanian: 15

Serbian: 13

Lithuanian: 12

Yugoslavian: 11

Moroccan: 10

Slovene: 10

Northern European: 9

Nigerian: 9

Guyanese: 8

Belgian: 7

Basque: 6

Ethiopian: 5

New Zealander: 5

Cape Verdean: 5

Iraqi: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
Japan (8%)
Philippines (6%)
Taiwan (6%)
Hong Kong (6%)
Korea (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10880
Northeast: 2322
Midwest: 2281
South: 1513
West: 1375

56% of Foster City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 53
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 919
Less than 1 year of college: 288
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,293
Associate degree: 643
Bachelor's degree: 3,676
Master's degree: 2,045
Professional school degree: 469
Doctorate degree: 539

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 52
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 87
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 208
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,314
Less than 1 year of college: 600
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,552
Associate degree: 982
Bachelor's degree: 3,883
Master's degree: 1,540
Professional school degree: 369
Doctorate degree: 184

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $120,352
Black householders: $78,993
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $79,476
Asian householders: $113,533
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $98,081
Some other race householders: $116,194
Two or more races householders: $93,594
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $88,624

Foster City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Foster City household income for Black householders

Foster City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Foster City household income for Asian householders

Foster City household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Foster City household income for Some other race householders

Foster City household income for Two or more races householders

Foster City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Foster City marital status for males

Foster City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,066,290
Black or African American householders: $1,202,527
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,024,875
Asian householders: $1,062,542
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $683,999
Some other race householders: $816,489
Two or more races householders: $1,048,299
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,048,487

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,808
One, attached: 2,464
Two: 24
3 or 4: 743
5 to 9: 614
10 to 19: 810
20 to 49: 1,019
50 or more: 1,520
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $1,008,663

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Foster City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 262

Here:	9.1%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 202

Here:	15.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 162

Here:	11.6%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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