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Compare Foster City to Long Beach

This post compares Foster City, California to Long Beach, 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) Long Beach (city)
Population 33,529 470,489
Income (median) $105,889 $46,054
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $476,400
White 43% 52%
Black 2% 12%
Asian 47% 13%
With Kids 33% 32%
Age (median) 40 34
Rentals 41% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Long Beach?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 33529 compared with 470489 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 60% for Long Beach.

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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