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California · Census place 25338

Foster City city, CA

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Foster City city has 32,964 residents, ranking #245 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $193,633, the median home is worth $1,774,500 and median gross rent runs $3,501 a month.

Population
32,964Foster City city residents
Median household income
$193,633Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,774,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$3,501Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Foster City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Foster City city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 51.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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