Foster vs Osmond

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

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

Osmond has the higher population (681 vs 32 in Foster). Since 2019, Osmond's population has grown faster (-22.0% vs -36.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Foster	Osmond
Population	32	681
Median age	50.0 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,659
Median home value	—	$127,500
Median gross rent	—	$683
Housing units	17	354
Homeownership rate	87.5%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foster	Osmond
Population	50 → 32 (-36.0%)	873 → 681 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$78,125 → $68,750 (-12.0%)	$55,368 → $69,659 (+25.8%)
Median home value	—	$92,800 → $127,500 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $683 (-5.8%)

Foster

Population

5032

Median household income

$78,125$68,750

Osmond

Population

873681

Median household income

$55,368$69,659

Median home value

$92,800$127,500

Median gross rent

$725$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foster	Osmond
Under 5	6.3%	11.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	4.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	21.9%	12.0%
75 and over	21.9%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foster	Osmond
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foster	Osmond
No high school diploma	9.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	54.5%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foster	Osmond
Drove alone	44.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	33.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	22.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foster	Osmond
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Foster	Osmond
Poverty rate	21.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1948	1970