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Compare Poway to Foster City

This post compares Poway, 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 Poway (city) Foster City (city)
Population 49,874 33,529
Income (median) $64,497 $105,889
Home Value (median) $620,500 $1,051,000
White 76% 43%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 13% 47%
With Kids 41% 33%
Age (median) 40 40
Rentals 25% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Poway or Foster City?
A: Poway has a larger population count than Foster City: 49874 compared with 33529 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Foster City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 25% for Poway versus 41% for Foster City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Poway may include: Moorpark, Rancho-Santa-Margarita, and Livermore.

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

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