2022 population: 3,378 ( 35 from 2010 , 18 from 2020)
Land area: 634.1 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,177	94.05%	2.9%
Black:	17	0.50%	466.7%
Indian:	58	1.72%	190.0%
Asian:	17	0.50%	466.7%
2+ races:	42	1.24%	162.5%
Hispanic:	67	1.98%	131.0%

Total non-White:	201	5.95%	183.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	94	13.8
Deaths:	114	16.8
Net Migration:	5	0.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-95	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	130	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,343
3,272	97.88%
3	0.09%
20	0.60%
3	0.09%
16	0.48%
29	0.87%
71	2.12%

2000
3,759
3,717	98.88%
5	0.13%
16	0.43%
0	0.00%
13	0.35%
7	0.19%
42	1.12%

1990
3,983
3,931	98.69%
0	0.00%
30	0.75%
3	0.08%
n/a
19	0.48%
52	1.31%

1980
4,611
4,596	99.67%
0	0.00%
9	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.13%
15	0.33%

1970
4,832
4,770	98.72%
1	0.02%
3	0.06%
2	0.04%
n/a
57	1.18%
62	1.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
347	9.2
456	12.1
-397	-10.6
18	0.5

-445	-11.8
29	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
453	11.4
576	14.5
-138	-3.5
2	0.1

-214	-5.4
-10	-0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
658	14.3
558	12.1
-771	-16.7
n/a

-665	-14.4
37	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-564	-11.7
n/a

-174	-3.6
-47	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Foster County, ND

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.1
743	22.0%
2,635	78.0%
803	23.8%

1,492
2.19

918	61.5%
828	90.2%
45	4.9%
574	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.7
728	21.8%
2,615	78.2%
758	22.7%

1,495
2.20

930	62.2%
799	85.9%
52	5.6%
565	37.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
984	26.2%
2,775	73.8%
799	21.3%

1,551
2.36

1,049	67.6%
907	86.5%
64	6.1%
502	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
1,104	27.7%
2,879	72.3%
824	20.7%

1,530
2.54

1,088	71.1%
950	87.3%
42	3.9%
442	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
1,406	30.5%
3,205	69.5%
761	16.5%

1,638
2.75

1,239	75.6%
1,107	89.3%
67	5.4%
399	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Foster County, ND

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	90	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	81	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	49	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	146	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	177	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	257	17.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	116	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	3.8%
$200,000 or more	149	10.0%

Median Household Income	78,426
Per Capita Income	41,796

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	1.3%
Public Assistance	1	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,652	85.9%
Unemployed	3	0.2%
In Armed Forces	3	0.2%

Total Labor Force	1,658	86.2%
Not in Labor Force	266	13.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	632	260	70.9%
Non-Profit	33	230	12.5%
Self-Employed	254	129	66.3%

Local Government	81	105	43.5%
State Government	10	49	16.9%
Federal Government	0	25	0.0%

Total Private + Self	886	389	69.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	124	409	23.3%
Total	1,010	798	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	250	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	484	26.8%
Professional, Technical	390	21.6%
Service Occupations	240	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	35	1.9%
All others	444	24.6%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	239	13.2%
Manufacturing	227	12.6%
Retail trade	215	11.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	180	10.0%
Educational services	140	7.7%
Other services	139	7.7%
Construction	104	5.8%
Public administration	98	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	78	4.3%
Information	68	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	68	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	65	3.6%
Wholesale trade	64	3.5%
Finance and insurance	49	2.7%
Utilities	31	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.06%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	0.50%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	17	0.50%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,141	98.2%
German, other Germanic	29	0.9%
Spanish	19	0.6%
Other Indo-European	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,449	42.8%
Norwegian	1,020	30.1%
Irish	283	8.4%
English	176	5.2%
Polish	141	4.2%
Swedish	132	3.9%
Italian	86	2.5%
Czech	55	1.6%
French	50	1.5%
Dutch	39	1.2%
American	35	1.0%
Danish	31	0.9%
Russian	22	0.6%
Welsh	21	0.6%
French Canadian	19	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,388	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,387	100.0%
Foreign-born	1	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55	2.2%	84	3.4%	728	29.7%	1,033	42.2%	459	18.8%	89	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55	2.2%
9-12 Years	84	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	728	29.7%
Some College	1,033	42.2%
Bach. Degree	459	18.8%
Grad Degree	89	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,931	1,862	69	3.6%	4.1%
1991	1,926	1,846	80	4.2%	4.3%
1992	1,915	1,828	87	4.5%	4.6%
1993	1,939	1,862	77	4.0%	4.3%
1994	2,051	1,992	59	2.9%	3.7%
1995	2,174	2,113	61	2.8%	3.3%
1996	2,173	2,117	56	2.6%	3.1%
1997	2,194	2,147	47	2.1%	2.9%
1998	2,217	2,169	48	2.2%	3.0%
1999	2,321	2,267	54	2.3%	3.1%

2000	1,959	1,903	56	2.9%	3.0%
2001	1,848	1,795	53	2.9%	2.8%
2002	1,844	1,784	60	3.3%	3.4%
2003	1,794	1,734	60	3.3%	3.5%
2004	1,806	1,750	56	3.1%	3.4%
2005	1,780	1,727	53	3.0%	3.3%
2006	1,727	1,671	56	3.2%	3.1%
2007	1,702	1,646	56	3.3%	3.0%
2008	1,773	1,721	52	2.9%	3.1%
2009	1,737	1,677	60	3.5%	3.9%

2010	1,806	1,745	61	3.4%	3.7%
2011	1,761	1,707	54	3.1%	3.3%
2012	1,674	1,624	50	3.0%	2.9%
2013	1,615	1,560	55	3.4%	2.9%
2014	1,613	1,565	48	3.0%	2.6%
2015	1,617	1,570	47	2.9%	2.8%
2016	1,682	1,632	50	3.0%	3.1%
2017	1,658	1,617	41	2.5%	2.7%
2018	1,599	1,559	40	2.5%	2.5%
2019	1,518	1,477	41	2.7%	2.3%

2020	1,555	1,501	54	3.5%	5.1%
2021	1,522	1,486	36	2.4%	3.1%
2022	1,527	1,495	32	2.1%	2.1%
2023	1,519	1,491	28	1.8%	1.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,773
Median Value	$160,300

Occupied	1,492	84.2%
Vacant	281	15.8%

Owned	1,168	78.3%
Rented	324	21.7%
Median Rent	$710

Single-Family Units	1,496	84.4%
Detached	1,471	83.0%
Attached	25	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	74	4.2%
Mobile Homes	74	4.2%

Foster County, ND

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Foster County, ND

2022 Housing Data for Foster County, ND

2022 Income & Employment Data for Foster County, ND

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Foster County, ND

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Foster County, ND

Historical Labor Force Data for Foster County, ND