Foster vs Hume

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

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

Hume has the higher population (259 vs 51 in Foster). Foster has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $50,417 in Hume). Foster has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $71,000 in Hume).

Population, income & housing

	Foster	Hume
Population	51	259
Median age	48.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$50,417
Median home value	$72,500	$71,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,050
Housing units	40	107
Homeownership rate	63.3%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foster	Hume
Population	165 → 51 (-69.1%)	376 → 259 (-31.1%)
Median household income	$120,104 → $51,667 (-57.0%)	$55,833 → $50,417 (-9.7%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $72,500 (-33.1%)	$70,000 → $71,000 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$800 → $1,050 (+31.3%)

Foster

Population

16551

Median household income

$120,104$51,667

Median home value

$108,300$72,500

Hume

Population

376259

Median household income

$55,833$50,417

Median home value

$70,000$71,000

Median gross rent

$800$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foster	Hume
Under 5	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 17	2.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	25.5%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.9%
75 and over	7.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foster	Hume
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foster	Hume
No high school diploma	30.2%	11.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foster	Hume
Drove alone	93.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foster	Hume
1-unit, detached	42.5%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.5%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Foster	Hume
Poverty rate	15.7%	33.6%
Average household size	1.70	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	37	45
Median year structure built	1976	1967