Foster City
Decennial Census Data
| 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 28,176 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 20,703 | 74% |
Black | 871 | 3% |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 22 | 0% |
Eskimo | 0 | 0% |
Aleut | 0 | 0% |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 6,191 | 22% |
Asian | 6,072 | 22% |
Japanese | 1,212 | 4% |
Chinese | 3,460 | 12% |
Filipino | 665 | 2% |
Korean | 251 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 292 | 1% |
Vietnamese | 75 | 0% |
Cambodian | 0 | 0% |
Hmong | 0 | 0% |
Laotian | 0 | 0% |
Thai | 7 | 0% |
Other Asian | 110 | 0% |
Pacific Islander | 119 | 0% |
Polynesian | 93 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 76 | 0% |
Samoan | 0 | 0% |
Tongan | 17 | 0% |
Other Polynesian | 0 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Guamanian | 26 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Other | 0 | 0% |
Melanesian | 0 | 0% |
Pacific Islander Not Specified | 0 | 0% |
Other Race | 389 | 1% |
TOTAL HISPANIC | 1,682 | 6% |
SEX | ||
Male | 14,076 | 50% |
Female | 14,100 | 50% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 1,475 | 5% |
5 to 17 years | 4,252 | 15% |
18 to 64 years | 20,533 | 73% |
65 years and over | 1,916 | 7% |
Median age | 35 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Households | 11,256 | 100% |
Total families | 7,478 | 66% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,273 | 29% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | ||
Median household income | 60,462 | X |
Median family income | 66,991 | X |
Per capita income | 28,399 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean minutes traveled to work | 26 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 17,429 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van | 15,938 | 91% |
Drove alone | 14,211 | 82% |
Carpooled | 1,727 | 10% |
Public transportation | 670 | 4% |
Bus or trolley bus | 386 | 2% |
Streetcar or trolley car | 7 | 0% |
Subway or elevated | 0 | 0% |
Railroad | 270 | 2% |
Ferryboat | 0 | 0% |
Taxicab | 7 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 46 | 0% |
Bicycle | 67 | 0% |
Walked | 174 | 1% |
Other means | 99 | 1% |
Working at home | 435 | 3% |