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Compare Foster City to Santa Clara

This post compares Foster City, California to Santa Clara, 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) Santa Clara (city)
Population 33,529 124,635
Income (median) $105,889 $80,277
Home Value (median) $1,051,000 $831,600
White 43% 42%
Black 2% 3%
Asian 47% 41%
With Kids 33% 33%
Age (median) 40 33
Rentals 41% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Foster City or Santa Clara?
A: Foster City has a much smaller population count than Santa Clara: 33529 compared with 124635 total people.

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

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

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

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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