Foster City, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,803	100.0

Male	14,165	49.2
Female	14,638	50.8

Under 5 years	1,685	5.9
5 to 9 years	1,736	6.0
10 to 14 years	1,694	5.9
15 to 19 years	1,416	4.9
20 to 24 years	1,256	4.4
25 to 34 years	4,853	16.8
35 to 44 years	5,320	18.5
45 to 54 years	4,660	16.2
55 to 59 years	1,900	6.6
60 to 64 years	1,381	4.8
65 to 74 years	1,764	6.1
75 to 84 years	888	3.1
85 years and over	250	0.9

Median age (years)	38.1	(X)

18 years and over	22,705	78.8
Male	10,995	38.2
Female	11,710	40.7
21 years and over	22,091	76.7
62 years and over	3,670	12.7
65 years and over	2,902	10.1
Male	1,322	4.6
Female	1,580	5.5

RACE
One race	27,613	95.9
White	17,087	59.3
Black or African American	602	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	34	0.1
Asian	9,368	32.5
Asian Indian	1,636	5.7
Chinese	4,706	16.3
Filipino	955	3.3
Japanese	1,317	4.6
Korean	342	1.2
Vietnamese	99	0.3
Other Asian ¹	313	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	167	0.6
Native Hawaiian	27	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	35	0.1
Samoan	16	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	89	0.3
Some other race	355	1.2
Two or more races	1,190	4.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	18,083	62.8
Black or African American	733	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	161	0.6
Asian	10,040	34.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	304	1.1
Some other race	756	2.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,803	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,531	5.3
Mexican	626	2.2
Puerto Rican	61	0.2
Cuban	37	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	807	2.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,272	94.7
White alone	16,090	55.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,803	100.0
In households	28,716	99.7
Householder	11,613	40.3
Spouse	6,699	23.3
Child	7,668	26.6
Own child under 18 years	5,831	20.2
Other relatives	1,213	4.2
Under 18 years	219	0.8
Nonrelatives	1,523	5.3
Unmarried partner	539	1.9
In group quarters	87	0.3
Institutionalized population	67	0.2
Noninstitutionalized population	20	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,613	100.0
Family households (families)	7,928	68.3
With own children under 18 years	3,547	30.5
Married-couple family	6,699	57.7
With own children under 18 years	2,967	25.5
Female householder, no husband present	889	7.7
With own children under 18 years	443	3.8
Nonfamily households	3,685	31.7
Householder living alone	2,739	23.6
Householder 65 years and over	584	5.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,715	32.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,092	18.0

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,009	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,613	96.7
Vacant housing units	396	3.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	137	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,613	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,145	61.5
Renter-occupied housing units	4,468	38.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.21	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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