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Foster, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Foster is a Census village of 65 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Bates County. 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Foster
What Foster is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land137 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaBates County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Foster
How many people live in Foster
- Population65 plus or minus 26
- Median age58.8 plus or minus 15.5
- Population under 181 plus or minus 12
- Share under 181.5 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Population 65 and over18 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over27.7 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Households37 plus or minus 15
- Family households19 plus or minus 10
- Share of households that are families51.4 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Foster
Income and work in Foster
- Per capita income$25,440 plus or minus $7,635
- Civilian labor force30 plus or minus 19
- Employed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate13.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over57 plus or minus 20
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.4 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher1.8 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 21.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Foster
Housing in Foster
- Housing units46 plus or minus 19
- Occupied units37 plus or minus 15
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Owner occupied26 plus or minus 11
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,000 plus or minus $68,455
- Single family units18 plus or minus 11
- Share single family39.1 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Foster
How Foster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23 plus or minus 19
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent plus or minus 50.7
- Drove alone87.5 percent plus or minus 38.3
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Foster
Flood risk in Foster
- NFIP communityVillage of Foster
- NFIP community number290649
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10
The Village of Foster does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290649 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bates County, not Foster
Bates County context, not Foster figures
- Establishments in Bates County344
- Covered employment, Bates County3,673
- Average annual pay, Bates County$42,876
- Housing units permitted, Bates County9
Every figure in this section is published for Bates County as a whole and is not a measurement of Foster.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Foster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Foster, Missouri?
65, in 37 households. Foster village covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 137 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Foster in?
Bates County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Foster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Foster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Foster, village of, community 290649, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Foster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bates County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Foster.
Is zoning published for Foster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.