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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Foster City.
- People are 31.4% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years younger in New York.
 Foster City, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201030,597  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199028,176  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Foster City, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Foster City, CANew York, NYUnited States
 White31.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian51.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Foster City, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population62.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households12,475  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,618  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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