Foster County, North Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Foster County, North Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Dakota and the United States.

Foster County, North Dakota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,358	784,841	334,922,499	3012th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,831	$76,657	$80,734	353rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	35.9	38.9	1097th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.5%	32.7%	35.7%	877th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$167,500	$249,900	$332,700	1861st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$780	$954	$1,413	2268th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.8%	12.5%	2693rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.0%	2.8%	5.2%	3127th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.3	11.4	n/a	2835th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	4.7%	14.1%	2023rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	805th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.7%	62.9%	65.2%	682nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.9	17.9	26.4	3170th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	8.1%	15.1%	1888th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1659th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.0%	45.8%	46.9%	702nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.5%	n/a	n/a	946th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.2	32.5	61.4

Age in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	43.4	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.6%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.1%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,531	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.4%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.8%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,993	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.0%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.3%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.1%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.5%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,775	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.4%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.8%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.3%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.6%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,991	$2,468	n/a

Education in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.6%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.1%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.9%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	72.5%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Foster County, North Dakota

Statistic	Foster County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.5%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	6.3%	16.7%

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