East Foothills, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,139

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.51%

1.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$199,375

5.74% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.35M

10.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,633

Population & Diversity

East Foothills, CA is home to a population of 7.14k people, from which 88.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 34.2% of East Foothills, CA residents were born outside of the country (2.44k people).

In 2024, there were 1.36 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in East Foothills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k White (Non-Hispanic) and 969 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.9%

2024 Citizenship

90.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.9% of East Foothills, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Foothills, CA was 90.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Foothills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Foothills, CA

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.68k ± 753
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.98k ± 384
Other (Hispanic)
969 ± 507

25%

Hispanic Population

1.79k people

25% of the people in East Foothills, CA are hispanic (1.79k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Foothills, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

34.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.44k people

29.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.58k people

As of 2024, 34.2% of East Foothills, CA residents (2.44k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Foothills, CA was 29.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in East Foothills, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
100 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
99 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 41

East Foothills, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Foothills, CA.

Economy

The economy of East Foothills, CA employs 3.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Foothills, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (770 people), Manufacturing (547 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($218,438), Manufacturing ($178,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,278).

Employment

Occupations

3.63k

2024 Value

± 448

−20.1%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Foothills, CA declined at a rate of −20.1%, from 4.55k employees to 3.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Foothills, CA, are Management Occupations (578 people), Sales & Related Occupations (402 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (396 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Foothills, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.63k

2024 Value

± 448

−20.1%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Foothills, CA declined at a rate of −20.1%, from 4.55k employees to 3.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Foothills, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (770 people), Manufacturing (547 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Foothills, CA, though some of these residents may live in East Foothills, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$95,463

Median earning men ± $22,202

$65,074

Median earning women ± $17,328

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($218,646), Manufacturing ($195,722), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,696).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($153,917), Public Administration ($104,935), and Information ($92,143).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Foothills, CA was $1.35M in 2024, which is 4.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.21M to $1.35M, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in East Foothills, CA is 86.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Foothills, CA have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Foothills, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.35M

Median Property Value 2024

±$122,544

$1,796

Median Property Taxes

±$230

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Foothills, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Foothills, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

86.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.3% of the housing units in East Foothills, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Foothills, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$199,375

Median Household Income

± $17,693

2.08k

Number of Households

± 290

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.08k households in East Foothills, CA grew to $199,375 from the previous year's value of $188,558.

The following chart displays the households in East Foothills, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Foothills, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (53.5%)
Worked At Home (29.5%)
Carpooled (11.7%)

In 2024, 53.5% of workers in East Foothills, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.5%) and those who carpooled to work (11.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Foothills, CA have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in East Foothills, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Foothills, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Foothills, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Foothills, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.51% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Foothills, CA (391 out of 7.09k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Foothills, CA is Asian, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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