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Compare Lake Forest to Foster City

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Foster City, 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 Lake Forest (city) Foster City (city)
Population 81,812 33,529
Income (median) $64,458 $105,889
Home Value (median) $585,100 $1,051,000
White 67% 43%
Black 2% 2%
Asian 15% 47%
With Kids 34% 33%
Age (median) 39 40
Rentals 30% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Foster City?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Foster City: 81812 compared with 33529 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Foster City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 41% for Foster City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

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

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