Foster City, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0625338, place: Foster City city, California)

Total housing units: 12,009

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,808 (40.04%)
1-unit, attached: 2,464 (20.52%)
2 units: 24 (0.2%)
3 or 4 units: 743 (6.19%)
5 to 9 units: 614 (5.11%)
10 to 19 units: 810 (6.74%)
20 or more units: 2,539 (21.14%)
Mobile home.: 7 (0.06%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 22 (0.18%)
1995 to 1998: 265 (2.21%)
1990 to 1994: 516 (4.3%)
1980 to 1989: 2,390 (19.9%)
1970 to 1979: 6,073 (50.57%)
1960 to 1969: 2,538 (21.13%)
1940 to 1959: 178 (1.48%)
1939 or earlier: 27 (0.22%)

ROOMS
1 room: 407 (3.39%)
2 rooms: 1,058 (8.81%)
3 rooms: 1,576 (13.12%)
4 rooms: 1,534 (12.77%)
5 rooms: 1,996 (16.62%)
6 rooms: 1,781 (14.83%)
7 rooms: 1,766 (14.71%)
8 rooms: 1,210 (10.08%)
9 or more rooms: 681 (5.67%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 11,613

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,649 (22.81%)
1995 to 1998: 3,620 (31.17%)
1990 to 1994: 1,488 (12.81%)
1980 to 1989: 2,157 (18.57%)
1970 to 1979: 1,311 (11.29%)
1969 or earlier: 388 (3.34%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 275 (2.37%)
1: 3,703 (31.89%)
2: 5,346 (46.03%)
3 or more: 2,289 (19.71%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 7,336 (63.17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 83 (0.71%)
Electricity: 4,135 (35.61%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 8 (0.07%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 20 (0.17%)
No fuel used: 31 (0.27%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.05%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 32 (0.28%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 11,613 (100%)
1.00 or less: 10,939 (94.2%)
1.01 to 1.50: 304 (2.62%)
1.51 or more: 370 (3.19%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 5,976

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 13 (0.22%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 48 (0.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (0.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (0.42%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 199 (3.33%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,983 (33.18%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 3,568 (59.71%)
$1,000,000 or more: 134 (2.24%)
Median (dollars): $566,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,068 (84.81%)
--Less than $300: 4 (0.07%)
--$300 to $499: 22 (0.37%)
--$500 to $699: 154 (2.58%)
--$700 to $999: 236 (3.95%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 540 (9.04%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,084 (18.14%)
--$2,000 or more: 3,028 (50.67%)
--Median (dollars): $1,891
Not mortgaged: 908 (15.19%)
--Median (dollars): $477

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,523 (25.49%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 792 (13.25%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 929 (15.55%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 647 (10.83%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 577 (9.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,484 (24.83%)
Not computed: 24 (0.4%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,458

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 57 (1.28%)
$500 to $749: 57 (1.28%)
$750 to $999: 94 (2.11%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,557 (34.93%)
$1,500 or more: 2,597 (58.25%)
No cash rent: 96 (2.15%)
Median (dollars): $1,620

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 793 (17.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 777 (17.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 815 (18.28%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 455 (10.21%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 355 (7.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,108 (24.85%)
Not computed: 155 (3.48%)

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