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Compare Foster City to Oceanside

This post compares Foster City, California to Oceanside, 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) Oceanside (city)
Population 33,529 174,811
Income (median) $105,889 $44,912
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $423,100
White 43% 73%
Black 2% 5%
Asian 47% 7%
With Kids 33% 30%
Age (median) 40 37
Rentals 41% 44%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Oceanside?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Oceanside: 33529 compared with 174811 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oceanside does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 41% for Foster City versus 44% for Oceanside.

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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