Fostoria

Population: 12,671
Median household income: $52,943
Median home value: $81,500

Fostoria is a community in Seneca County, Ohio, home to 12,671 residents. The median household income of $52,943 is below the Seneca County median ($65,020).

From 2019 to 2023, Fostoria's population declined 4.8% from 13,316 to 12,671, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $66,600 to $81,500.

72.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1953.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,671
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,943
Median home value: $81,500
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 5,838
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,31612,671

Median household income

$39,688$52,943

Median home value

$66,600$81,500

Median gross rent

$667$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,316	$39,688	$66,600	$667
2020	13,193	$42,131	$66,000	$662
2021	12,785	$44,170	$69,600	$700
2022	12,904	$53,145	$82,400	$729
2023	12,671	$52,943	$81,500	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	926	7.3%
5 to 17	2,105	16.6%
18 to 24	1,373	10.8%
25 to 34	1,474	11.6%
35 to 44	1,358	10.7%
45 to 54	1,271	10.0%
55 to 64	1,916	15.1%
65 to 74	1,427	11.3%
75 and over	821	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,781	77.2%
Black or African American	518	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	208	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.1%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	601	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,500	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate52.4%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	741	9.0%
High school graduate	4,329	52.4%
Some college or associate's	2,326	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	565	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	306	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,306	76.7%
Carpooled	899	16.0%
Public transit	17	0.3%
Walked	165	2.9%
Bicycle	23	0.4%
Worked from home	117	2.1%
Other means	85	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,934	35.2%
15 to 29 min	1,914	34.8%
30 to 44 min	1,177	21.4%
45 to 59 min	259	4.7%
60+ min	211	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 19.6% (2,409 of 12,320)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,038	59.2%
Nonfamily households	2,091	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,129	87.9%
Vacant	709	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,432	66.9%
Renter-occupied	1,697	33.1%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,224	72.4%
1-unit, attached	181	3.1%
2 to 4 units	589	10.1%
5 to 19 units	162	2.8%
20 or more units	292	5.0%
Mobile home & other	390	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3928014
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.1602, -83.4124