About Foothill Ranch

Foothill Ranch is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 10,940 people and just one neighborhood, Foothill Ranch is the 413rd largest community in California.

Foothill Ranch is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Foothill Ranch is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Foothill Ranch who work in management occupations (20.58%), sales jobs (15.43%), and office and administrative support jobs (14.08%).

Also of interest is that Foothill Ranch has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Foothill Ranch. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Foothill Ranch.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Foothill Ranch is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Foothill Ranch is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Foothill Ranch's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Foothill Ranch is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Foothill Ranch, the average commute to work is 31.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Foothill Ranch is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Foothill Ranch isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.61% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Foothill Ranch doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Foothill Ranch Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Foothill Ranch is a pretty powerful place. 49.73% of the adults in Foothill Ranch have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Foothill Ranch in 2000 was $36,026, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,104 for a family of four. However, Foothill Ranch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Foothill Ranch is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Foothill Ranch home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Foothill Ranch is White, followed by Asian. Foothill Ranch also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Foothill Ranch include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

In addition, Foothill Ranch has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.50%).

The languages spoken by people in Foothill Ranch are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Foothill Ranch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog.