Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗Foster City, CA
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Foster City
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Reported crime
2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 32,395. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.
FBI Crime Data Explorer · Table 8 ↗Named communities around Foster City
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
Foster City ↗
San Mateo · CA
1.2 mi · source locationRedwood Shores ↗
San Mateo · CA
2.3 mi · source locationBelmont ↗
San Mateo · CA
3.4 mi · source locationHayward Park ↗
San Mateo · CA
3.5 mi · source locationHillsdale ↗
San Mateo · CA
3.6 mi · source locationLaurel ↗
San Mateo · CA
3.9 mi · source locationSan Carlos ↗
San Mateo · CA
4.0 mi · source locationBelle Monte ↗
San Mateo · CA
4.0 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Foster City’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
FOSTER CITY LIBRARY
1000 E. HILLSDALE BLVD.
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
MARINA BRANCH LIBRARY
1530 SUSAN COURT
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
REDWOOD SHORES BRANCH LIBRARY
399 MARINE PARKWAY
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
HILLSDALE BRANCH LIBRARY
205 W. HILLSDALE BLVD.
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY
55 WEST THIRD AVE.
SAN MATEO, CA 94402
SAN CARLOS LIBRARY
610 ELM ST.
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
BELMONT LIBRARY
1110 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS
BELMONT, CA 94002
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