 |
United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—California
Social Statistics
Foster City, California
|
| | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,918 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 436 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 350 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,893 | 41.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,314 | 19.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,925 | 27.8 |
| | |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
|---|
| Population 25 years and over | 21,232 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 316 | 1.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 620 | 2.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,233 | 10.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,733 | 17.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,625 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7,559 | 35.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 5,146 | 24.2 |
| | |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 95.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 59.8 | (X) |
| | |
| MARITAL STATUS |
|---|
| Population 15 years and over | 23,644 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,717 | 24.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,557 | 61.6 |
| Separated | 268 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 1,016 | 4.3 |
Female | 857 | 3.6 |
| Divorced | 2,086 | 8.8 |
Female | 1,252 | 5.3 |
| | |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
|---|
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 353 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 69 | 19.5 |
| | |
| VETERAN STATUS |
|---|
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,728 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,123 | 9.3 |
| | |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
|---|
| Population 5 to 20 years | 4,994 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 196 | 3.9 |
| | |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,228 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,138 | 11.1 |
Percent employed | 70.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 17,090 | 88.9 |
Percent employed | 79.9 | (X) |
| | |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,861 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 803 | 28.1 |
| | |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
|---|
| Population 5 years and over | 27,149 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 13,586 | 50.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,873 | 40.0 |
Same county | 5,296 | 19.5 |
Different county | 5,577 | 20.5 |
Same state | 3,200 | 11.8 |
Different state | 2,377 | 8.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,690 | 9.9 |
| | |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
|---|
| Total population | 28,803 | 100.0 |
| Native | 18,662 | 64.8 |
Born in United States | 18,371 | 63.8 |
State of residence | 10,880 | 37.8 |
Different state | 7,491 | 26.0 |
Born outside United States | 291 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 10,141 | 35.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,590 | 15.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,928 | 17.1 |
Not a citizen | 5,213 | 18.1 |
| | |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
|---|
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 10,141 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,799 | 17.7 |
| Asia | 6,941 | 68.4 |
| Africa | 206 | 2.0 |
| Oceania | 238 | 2.3 |
| Latin America | 661 | 6.5 |
| Northern America | 296 | 2.9 |
| | |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
|---|
| Population 5 years and over | 27,149 | 100.0 |
| English only | 16,380 | 60.3 |
| Language other than English | 10,769 | 39.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,793 | 14.0 |
Spanish | 1,063 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 335 | 1.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,045 | 11.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 823 | 3.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,248 | 23.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,600 | 9.6 |
| | |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
|---|
| Total population | 28,803 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 32,761 | 113.7 |
| Arab | 485 | 1.7 |
| Czech1 | 147 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 188 | 0.7 |
| Dutch | 385 | 1.3 |
| English | 2,480 | 8.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 978 | 3.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 127 | 0.4 |
| German | 3,167 | 11.0 |
| Greek | 289 | 1.0 |
| Hungarian | 189 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 2,329 | 8.1 |
| Italian | 1,857 | 6.4 |
| Lithuanian | 31 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 324 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 771 | 2.7 |
| Portuguese | 206 | 0.7 |
| Russian | 1,041 | 3.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 246 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 630 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 55 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 168 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 510 | 1.8 |
| Swiss | 159 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 203 | 0.7 |
| United States or American | 686 | 2.4 |
| Welsh | 150 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 30 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 14,930 | 51.8 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
|
More census articles:
|
|
