Foster

Population: 51
Median household income: $51,667
Median home value: $72,500

Located in Bates County, Missouri, Foster is a community with a population of 51. At $51,667, its median household income sits below Bates County's $57,914.

Between 2019 and 2023, Foster's population declined 69.1% from 165 to 51, while its median home value fell 33.1% from $108,300 to $72,500.

Households average 1.70 people. 2.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,667
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 40
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16551

Median household income

$120,104$51,667

Median home value

$108,300$72,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	165	$120,104	$108,300
2020	74	$46,250	$66,700
2021	75	$46,042	$63,900
2022	70	$51,250	$60,800
2023	51	$51,667	$72,500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 172.0%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6425.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	1	2.0%
18 to 24	7	13.7%
25 to 34	5	9.8%
35 to 44	8	15.7%
45 to 54	7	13.7%
55 to 64	13	25.5%
65 to 74	6	11.8%
75 and over	4	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.2%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	30.2%
High school graduate	15	34.9%
Some college or associate's	14	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone93.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28	93.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	14.3%
15 to 29 min	14	50.0%
30 to 44 min	1	3.6%
45 to 59 min	2	7.1%
60+ min	7	25.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 15.7% (8 of 51)

	Count	Share
Family households	13	43.3%
Nonfamily households	17	56.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30	75.0%
Vacant	10	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19	63.3%
Renter-occupied	11	36.7%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units32.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17	42.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	32.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	25.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2925372
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1667, -94.5083