Foster, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents
| Foster: | $465,443 |
| Rhode Island: | $383,900 |
Total population: 4,606 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 4,274 (145 farm, 4,129 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,578 (1,535 occupied: 1,350 owner occupied, 185 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 37% |
Housing density: 31 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $275,451.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,121 (lower quartile is $853, upper quartile is $1,459)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,005
Median gross rent in Foster, RI in 2022: $1,300
Housing units in Foster with a mortgage: 634 (18 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 219
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 598,882- In family households: 482,061 (90,167 male householders, 59,524 female householders)
98,652 spouses, 176,915 children (166,353 natural, 3,940 adopted, 6,622 stepchildren), 11,252 grandchildren, 7,716 brothers or sisters, 7,800 parents, foster children, 8,986 other relatives, 16,700 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 116,821 (42,422 male householders (31,930 living alone)), 49,604 female householders (41,173 living alone)), 24,795 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 27,785 (9,688 institutionalized population)
87,776 married couples with children.
48,327 single-parent households (7,463 men, 40,864 women).
95.8% of residents of Foster speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 96 (2.1%)
(82.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.2 |
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Foster, Rhode Island
- 0no bedroom
- 551 bedroom
- 3122 bedrooms
- 7013 bedrooms
- 2434 bedrooms
- 395+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster, Rhode Island
- 0no bedroom
- 821 bedroom
- 272 bedrooms
- 603 bedrooms
- 84 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Foster in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 35no vehicle
- 2131 vehicle
- 6652 vehicles
- 3443 vehicles
- 574 vehicles
- 365+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Foster in renter-occupied apartments
- 17no vehicle
- 651 vehicle
- 692 vehicles
- 263 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Foster, Rhode Island
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 1254 rooms
- 2965 rooms
- 3186 rooms
- 2637 rooms
- 1638 rooms
- 1729+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Foster, Rhode Island
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 563 rooms
- 324 rooms
- 525 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 147 rooms
- 118 rooms
- 169+ rooms
Foster, RI household income distribution
- 27,937Less than $10,000
- 36,991$10,000 to $19,999
- 26,494$20,000 to $29,999
- 29,522$30,000 to $39,999
- 24,191$40,000 to $49,999
- 27,803$50,000 to $59,999
- 38,845$60,000 to $74,999
- 54,042$75,000 to $99,999
- 45,038$100,000 to $124,999
- 34,258$125,000 to $149,999
- 40,570$150,000 to $199,999
- 39,856$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.2%
Number of people working at home: 343 (12.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 88
- 10 to 14 minutes: 137
- 15 to 19 minutes: 161
- 20 to 24 minutes: 260
- 25 to 29 minutes: 119
- 30 to 34 minutes: 570
- 35 to 39 minutes: 176
- 40 to 44 minutes: 176
- 45 to 59 minutes: 307
- 60 to 89 minutes: 83
- 90 or more minutes: 77
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,995 (88.5%)
- Carpooled: 140 (6.2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0.2%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0.3%)
- Walked: 30 (1.3%)
- Other means: 7 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 72 (3.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Foster, Rhode Island
- 61995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 81985 to 1989
- 71980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 71970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 38Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 929 (16.6%)
- Irish: 909 (16.2%)
- Italian: 864 (15.4%)
- French: 649 (11.6%)
- German: 363 (6.5%)
- Polish: 310 (5.5%)
- French Canadian: 284 (5.1%)
- Swedish: 277 (4.9%)
- United States: 253 (4.5%)
- Portuguese: 173 (3.1%)
- Other: 172 (3.1%)
- Scottish: 133 (2.4%)
- Dutch: 73 (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 43 (0.8%)
- Norwegian: 41 (0.7%)
- Swiss: 37 (0.7%)
- Arab: 22 (0.4%)
- Czech: 21 (0.4%)
- Greek: 21 (0.4%)
- Russian: 10 (0.2%)
- Subsaharan African: 8 (0.1%)
- Welsh: 8 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (0.09%)
- Lithuanian: 3 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Foster: | 36.6% (26) |
| Rhode Island: | 2.6% (3,120) |
| Foster: | 21.1% (15) |
| Rhode Island: | 3.4% (4,015) |
| Foster: | 11.3% (8) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.3% (371) |
| Foster: | 11.3% (8) |
| Rhode Island: | 3.8% (4,502) |
| Foster: | 8.5% (6) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.7% (789) |
| Foster: | 5.6% (4) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.8% (911) |
| Foster: | 5.6% (4) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.5% (640) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,143
- Other state: 1,036
- Northeast: 800
- Midwest: 77
- South: 107
- West: 52
71% of Foster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Rhode Island.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 8
- 7th and 8th grade: 38
- 9th grade: 34
- 10th grade: 24
- 11th grade: 18
- 12th grade, no diploma: 38
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 479
- Less than 1 year of college: 82
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 227
- Associate degree: 150
- Bachelor's degree: 194
- Master's degree: 70
- Professional school degree: 42
- Doctorate degree: 30
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 18
- 7th and 8th grade: 13
- 9th grade: 22
- 10th grade: 64
- 11th grade: 24
- 12th grade, no diploma: 50
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 374
- Less than 1 year of college: 137
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 147
- Associate degree: 139
- Bachelor's degree: 225
- Master's degree: 209
- Professional school degree: 23
- Doctorate degree: 10
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,457
- Two: 45
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 46
- 20 to 49: 6
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $347,444
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
- 81.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.7%Wood
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Electricity
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 51.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.1%Wood
- 5.9%Utility gas
- 3.2%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 1.2% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
| Here: | 27.8% |
| Rhode Island: | 43.8% |
