Foster City, MI

Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 31,521. Foster City is adjacent to Menlo Park and Atherton, both located within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Foster City was founded in 1952 by William Dickson and his wife Marguerite as a planned community named after their son, Bill Foster. The original goal was for 1,000 families to live there. As of February 2011, there were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of Foster City was 71% white (non-Hispanic), 14% Asian (mostly Chinese), 2% black or African American, 0.3% Native American or Pacific Islander, 5% from other races and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people constituted 16%.

According to the 2010 census there were 31,521 people living in Foster City; 18% were under the age of 18 and 10% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years old with a median household income of $101 thousand (+/- $10 thousand). There were 9 percent living below poverty line which is lower than national average percentage for that age group but higher than Menlo Park's percentage at 7%.

The city has an estimated population growth rate between 2000-2010 at 1%. This growth rate can be attributed to new housing developments being built in the city as well as an increase in births over deaths (+2%).

As Foster City continues to grow it will need more infrastructure such as schools and parks to support its growing population.