Foster Center

Population: 328
Median household income: $56,027
Median home value: $450,000

Foster Center is a community in Providence County, Rhode Island, home to 328 residents. The median household income of $56,027 is below the Providence County median ($78,204).

From 2019 to 2023, Foster Center's population grew 13.5% from 289 to 328, while its median home value rose 79.1% from $251,300 to $450,000.

Owners occupy 38.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 328
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,027
Median home value: $450,000
Median gross rent: $1,245
Housing units: 145
Homeownership rate: 38.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

289328

Median household income

$52,742$56,027

Median home value

$251,300$450,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	289	—	$251,300	—
2020	291	—	$203,600	—
2021	276	—	$287,500	—
2022	343	$52,742	$452,400	—
2023	328	$56,027	$450,000	$1,245

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	1.8%
5 to 17	64	19.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	52	15.9%
35 to 44	40	12.2%
45 to 54	28	8.5%
55 to 64	33	10.1%
65 to 74	66	20.1%
75 and over	39	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	328	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 diploma15.5%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	15.5%
High school graduate	97	37.6%
Some college or associate's	77	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	44	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 50 min

Drove alone91.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	111	91.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	33	29.7%
30 to 44 min	47	42.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	31	27.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 6.7% (22 of 328)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	38.6%
Nonfamily households	89	61.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	145	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	38.6%
Renter-occupied	89	61.4%

1-unit, detached38.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units54.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56	38.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	6.9%
5 to 19 units	79	54.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4427640
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.7900, -71.7316