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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.
In Foster City, about 59% of adults are married.
In 2000, Foster City had a median family income of $106,099. Many people in Foster City make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Foster City doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in California. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Foster City.)
Foster City residents donated more money ($26,439) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Foster City.
An estimated 62% of living spaces in Foster City are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city. Living alone is quite feasible in Foster City, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Foster City, 90% of commuters drive to work.
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% | |
Comparing Foster City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes |  | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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