Foothill Farms is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, USA.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of Foothill Farms was 21,249 (64.2%) White, 4,002 (12.8[4] %) African American, 357 (1.1%) Native American, 1,731 (5.2%) Asian, 208 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 3,362 (10.2%) from other races, and 2,586 (7.8%) from two or more races.

16,582 people (50.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 16,490 people (49.8%) lived in rental housing units.

There were 6,830 housing units at an average density of 2,950.6 per square mile (1,139.2/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.79% White, 12.37% African American, 1.33% Native American, 4.34% Asian, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 5.88% from other races, and 5.76% from two or more races.

[6] Both Old and New Foothill Farms are represented by independent Rich Desmond on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Twin Rivers Unified School District Area 1 (Old Foothill Farms) is represented by Nonpartisan Michael Baker.

[7] Twin River Unified School District Area 2 (New Foothill Farms) is represented by Nonpartisan Sharon Reichelt.