Foster City, CA

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Foster City, California

Introduction to Foster City, California

Foster City, California, in San Mateo county, is 3 miles E of San Mateo, California (center to center) and 17 miles S of Oakland, California. The city is included in the San Francisco metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 28,803 people lived in Foster City.

Foster City History

The area that is currently known as Foster City was originally a marshland. It was founded in 1960s, built on an engineered landfill. A major part of the area was owned by T. Jack Foster who contributed significantly to the initial designing of the city.

Foster City and nearby Attractions

Mariners Point
San Francisco Bay
Ho'okahi Pu'uwai
Bay Area Dragons
Outrigger Canoe
Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park

Things To Do In Foster City

There are about 19 parks in Foster city, occupying an area larger than 100 acres. The parks offer a varied range of facilities like basketball and tennis courts, soccer and baseball fields and even biking and rollerblading trails. There are well maintained golf courses for enthusiasts of the game. Windsurfing in the San Francisco Bay is also very popular.

Foster City Transportation

The nearest airport is the San Francisco International Airport.

Foster City Higher Education

The College of San Mateo is the nearest institution of higher education.

High Points

Foster City strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Foster City, CA

Comparing Foster City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles E of San Mateo, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	17 miles S of Oakland, California
County	San Mateo
Standard Zip Codes	94404
Phone Area Codes	650
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.559
Longitude	-122.269

Station	REDWOOD CITY
Distance	5.6 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 58 F
Apr Temp	45 to 70 F
Jul Temp	55 to 81 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	20.1 inches

Station	WOODSIDE FIRE STN 1
Distance	8.7 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 60 F
Apr Temp	42 to 73 F
Jul Temp	51 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 79 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Station	PALO ALTO
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	47 to 69 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	50 to 73 F
Annual Precip	15.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	28,803	100%
Male	14,165	49.2%
Female	14,638	50.8%
Under 18	6,098	21.2%
18+	22,705	78.8%
65+	2,902	10.1%
Median Age	38.1
Average Family Size	2.97
White	17,087	59.3%
African-American	602	2.1%
Asian	9,368	32.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	34	0.1%
Other	355	1.2%
Mixed Race	1,190	4.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1,531	5.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	28,756
Growth	-47
Growth %	-0.19%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	45.5%
German	8.3%
Italian	6.1%
English	5.8%
Irish	5.3%
Russian	3.5%
US/American	2.6%
Polish	2.1%
French (except Basque)	2%
Scottish	1.5%
Iranian	1.2%
Swedish	1.1%
European	1%
Norwegian	0.8%
Turkish	0.8%
Greek	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
Dutch	0.6%
British	0.6%
Armenian	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Portuguese	0.5%
Danish	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Palestinian	0.4%
Australian	0.4%
Other Arab	0.4%
South African	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Syrian	0.3%
Eastern European	0.3%
Israeli	0.3%
African	0.2%
Arab/Arabic	0.2%
Egyptian	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Scandinavian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Foster City	28,803	$106,099
Belmont	25,123	$95,722
Burlingame	28,158	$91,309
Hillsborough	10,825	$200,001
Redwood City	75,402	$73,798
San Carlos	27,718	$103,971
San Mateo	92,482	$76,223

(As of 2005)
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