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Compare Foster City to Desert Hot Springs

This post compares Foster City, California to Desert Hot Springs, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Foster City (city) Desert Hot Springs (city)
Population 33,529 28,298
Income (median) $105,889 $32,379
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $154,600
White 43% 70%
Black 2% 7%
Asian 47% 2%
With Kids 33% 40%
Age (median) 40 34
Rentals 41% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Desert Hot Springs?
A: Foster City has a similar population count than Desert Hot Springs: 33529 compared with 28298 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Foster City or in Desert Hot Springs?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Foster City.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Desert Hot Springs?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Desert Hot Springs does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 56% for Desert Hot Springs.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Foster City may include: Sunnyvale, Millbrae, and Belmont.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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