Amsterdam vs Foster

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

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

Amsterdam has the higher population (127 vs 51 in Foster). Foster has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $43,214 in Amsterdam). Foster has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $47,400 in Amsterdam).

Population, income & housing

	Amsterdam	Foster
Population	127	51
Median age	54.8 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,214	$51,667
Median home value	$47,400	$72,500
Housing units	102	40
Homeownership rate	90.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amsterdam	Foster
Population	178 → 127 (-28.7%)	165 → 51 (-69.1%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $43,214 (+22.0%)	$120,104 → $51,667 (-57.0%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $47,400 (-51.1%)	$108,300 → $72,500 (-33.1%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $650 (-20.5%)	—

Amsterdam

Population

178127

Median household income

$35,417$43,214

Median home value

$97,000$47,400

Median gross rent

$818$650

Foster

Population

16551

Median household income

$120,104$51,667

Median home value

$108,300$72,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amsterdam	Foster
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.7%	2.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	13.7%
25 to 34	6.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	25.5%
65 to 74	28.3%	11.8%
75 and over	5.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amsterdam	Foster
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	100.0%
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	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amsterdam	Foster
No high school diploma	9.0%	30.2%
High school graduate	37.0%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amsterdam	Foster
Drove alone	64.3%	93.3%
Carpooled	25.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.7%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amsterdam	Foster
1-unit, detached	80.4%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	32.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Amsterdam	Foster
Poverty rate	18.1%	15.7%
Average household size	1.72	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1965	1976