15.0% of Foster, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.7% less than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 10.2% of high school graduates and 38.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 6.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Foster, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Foster:
15.0%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Foster:
8.7%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Foster:
23.5%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 12.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Foster:
21.1%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
6.5%
Poverty by age in Foster, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Foster,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Foster,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
40.0%12 to 14 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
14.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
15.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Foster,OK (% below half of poverty level)
16.7%Under 6 years
13.3%6 to 11 years
17.4%12 to 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
15.7%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Foster, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Foster, OK (%)
11.2%White
40.7%American Indian
22.8%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Foster, OK (absolute numbers)
21White
7American Indian
142+ races
15.2%Below poverty level
84.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Foster, OK
Children below poverty level:
Foster, Oklahoma:
22.4%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Foster:
10.2%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Foster:
38.5%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
18.2%Married-couple family
72.7%Male, no wife present
9.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
28.6%Worked part-time
71.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
20.1%1980 to 1989
14.2%1970 to 1979
13.4%1960 to 1969
17.1%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
17.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
17.3%1980 to 1989
18.8%1970 to 1979
15.3%1960 to 1969
17.4%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
10.7%1939 or earlier
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