Foster vs Rockville

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

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

Rockville has the higher population (203 vs 51 in Foster). Foster has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $38,750 in Rockville). Since 2019, Rockville's population has grown faster (+38.1% vs -69.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Foster	Rockville
Population	51	203
Median age	48.9 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$38,750
Median home value	$72,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	40	146
Homeownership rate	63.3%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	24.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foster	Rockville
Population	165 → 51 (-69.1%)	147 → 203 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$120,104 → $51,667 (-57.0%)	$23,125 → $38,750 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $72,500 (-33.1%)	$45,000 → $28,600 (-36.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$500 → $675 (+35.0%)

Foster

Population

16551

Median household income

$120,104$51,667

Median home value

$108,300$72,500

Rockville

Population

147203

Median household income

$23,125$38,750

Median home value

$45,000$28,600

Median gross rent

$500$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foster	Rockville
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	2.0%	20.7%
18 to 24	13.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	25.5%	35.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.3%
75 and over	7.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foster	Rockville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foster	Rockville
No high school diploma	30.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foster	Rockville
Drove alone	93.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foster	Rockville
1-unit, detached	42.5%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.5%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Foster	Rockville
Poverty rate	15.7%	4.9%
Average household size	1.70	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	37	17
Median year structure built	1976	1938