Foster vs Paoli

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

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

Paoli has the higher population (650 vs 229 in Foster). Foster has the higher median household income ($71,683 vs $59,250 in Paoli). Foster has the higher median home value ($226,900 vs $82,100 in Paoli).

Population, income & housing

	Foster	Paoli
Population	229	650
Median age	37.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,683	$59,250
Median home value	$226,900	$82,100
Median gross rent	$900	$883
Housing units	107	277
Homeownership rate	88.4%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foster	Paoli
Population	154 → 229 (+48.7%)	691 → 650 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $71,683 (+22.0%)	$40,000 → $59,250 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $226,900 (+91.0%)	$77,100 → $82,100 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,328 → $900 (-32.2%)	$713 → $883 (+23.8%)

Foster

Population

154229

Median household income

$58,750$71,683

Median home value

$118,800$226,900

Median gross rent

$1,328$900

Paoli

Population

691650

Median household income

$40,000$59,250

Median home value

$77,100$82,100

Median gross rent

$713$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foster	Paoli
Under 5	5.2%	8.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	22.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.7%
75 and over	3.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foster	Paoli
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	67.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.5%	19.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foster	Paoli
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	39.6%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foster	Paoli
Drove alone	63.9%	87.0%
Carpooled	25.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foster	Paoli
1-unit, detached	93.5%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Foster	Paoli
Poverty rate	13.1%	19.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1980	1970