Foothill Farms vs North Highlands

A side-by-side comparison of Foothill Farms and North Highlands: population, income, housing, and more.

Foothill Farms and North Highlands are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Highlands has the higher population (47,900 vs 37,332 in Foothill Farms). Foothill Farms has the higher median household income ($68,042 vs $65,090 in North Highlands). Foothill Farms has the higher median home value ($368,500 vs $344,900 in North Highlands).

Population, income & housing

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
Population	37,332	47,900
Median age	33.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,042	$65,090
Median home value	$368,500	$344,900
Median gross rent	$1,560	$1,585
Housing units	12,856	16,819
Homeownership rate	51.3%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
Population	35,881 → 37,332 (+4.0%)	47,661 → 47,900 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$54,426 → $68,042 (+25.0%)	$45,488 → $65,090 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$252,900 → $368,500 (+45.7%)	$217,500 → $344,900 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,218 → $1,560 (+28.1%)	$1,120 → $1,585 (+41.5%)

Foothill Farms

Population

35,88137,332

Median household income

$54,426$68,042

Median home value

$252,900$368,500

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,560

North Highlands

Population

47,66147,900

Median household income

$45,488$65,090

Median home value

$217,500$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
Under 5	8.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.6%
75 and over	4.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	44.6%
Black or African American	11.4%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	11.6%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
No high school diploma	11.9%	16.1%
High school graduate	30.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
Drove alone	75.5%	71.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.4%	12.0%
Other means	1.4%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
1-unit, detached	56.8%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	10.9%
20 or more units	6.9%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Foothill Farms	North Highlands
Poverty rate	16.7%	19.6%
Average household size	2.98	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1977	1970