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Compare Foster City to Los Angeles

This post compares Foster City, California to Los Angeles, 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) Los Angeles (city)
Population 33,529 3,949,776
Income (median) $105,889 $40,932
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $549,800
White 43% 52%
Black 2% 8%
Asian 47% 11%
With Kids 33% 30%
Age (median) 40 35
Rentals 41% 63%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Los Angeles?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Los Angeles: 33529 compared with 3949776 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Foster City or Los Angeles?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Foster City.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Los Angeles does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Foster City versus 63% for Los Angeles.

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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