Foster vs West Lebanon

A side-by-side comparison of Foster and West Lebanon: population, income, housing, and more.

Foster and West Lebanon are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Lebanon has the higher population (860 vs 128 in Foster). West Lebanon has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $60,833 in Foster). Foster has the higher median home value ($166,400 vs $111,500 in West Lebanon).

Population, income & housing

	Foster	West Lebanon
Population	128	860
Median age	62.0 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,833	$68,594
Median home value	$166,400	$111,500
Median gross rent	—	$578
Housing units	58	412
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foster	West Lebanon
Population	101 → 128 (+26.7%)	664 → 860 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $60,833 (-11.5%)	$56,875 → $68,594 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $166,400 (+22.4%)	$71,200 → $111,500 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$788 → $578 (-26.6%)

Foster

Population

101128

Median household income

$68,750$60,833

Median home value

$135,900$166,400

West Lebanon

Population

664860

Median household income

$56,875$68,594

Median home value

$71,200$111,500

Median gross rent

$788$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foster	West Lebanon
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	7.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	3.6%
45 to 54	2.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	48.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	20.6%
75 and over	14.1%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foster	West Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foster	West Lebanon
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	84.0%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foster	West Lebanon
Drove alone	100.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foster	West Lebanon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Foster	West Lebanon
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1938	1967