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The median year that a house in Foster was built is 1939, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1977 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1975.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2008-2012 data.

Housing Occupancy

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	26, see rank, 100%	1,927,164	131,704,730
Occupied Housing Units	17, 65.38%, see rank	89.25%	88.62%
Owner Occupied	13, 50.00%, see rank	61.30%	57.69%
Renter Occupied	4, 15.38%, see rank	27.95%	30.93%
Vacant Housing Units	9, 34.62%, see rank	10.75%	11.38%
For Rent	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.96%	3.14%
For Sale Only	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.44%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	5, 19.23%, see rank	0.61%	0.48%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1, 3.85%, see rank	2.00%	3.53%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.02%
Other Vacant	3, 11.54%, see rank	3.73%	2.77%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #491

Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
1939	1977	1975

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Foster, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	21	100%	1,162,207	75,484,661
With a Mortgage	0	0.00%, see rank	61.79%	67.13%
Without a Mortgage	21	100.00%, see rank	38.21%	32.87%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Foster, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
$199 or Less	21	100.00%, see rank	17.63%	7.99%
$200 to $299	0	0.00%, see rank	26.85%	15.31%
$300 to $499	0	0.00%, see rank	38.74%	35.02%
$500 to $699	0	0.00%, see rank	11.82%	20.88%
$700 to $999	0	0.00%, see rank	0.00%	0.00%
$1,000 or More	0	0.00%, see rank	0.00%	0.00%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Foster, KY	10.00% of the Total Income
Kentucky	11.00% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.60% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Foster, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
10% or Less	14	66.67%, see rank	45.65%	39.10%
10% to 20%	7	33.33%, see rank	30.76%	31.88%
20% to 30%	0	0.00%, see rank	10.91%	12.59%
30% to 40%	0	0.00%, see rank	4.73%	5.84%
40% or More	0	0.00%, see rank	6.79%	9.41%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	30, 100%	1,927,916	131,642,457
1-unit, Detached	30, 100.00%, see rank	67.16%	61.70%
1-unit, Attached	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	5.79%
2 Units	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.06%	3.80%
3 or 4 Units	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.98%	4.44%
5 to 9 Units	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.58%	4.78%
10 or More Units	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.35%	12.89%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.55%	6.60%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	30, 100%	1,927,916	131,642,457
1 Room	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.25%	1.95%
2 Rooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	2.36%
3 Rooms	9, 30.00%, see rank	6.71%	8.97%
4 Rooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.61%	16.57%
5 Rooms	7, 23.33%, see rank	23.21%	20.41%
6 Rooms	14, 46.67%, see rank	19.21%	18.25%
7 Rooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.52%	12.38%
8 Rooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.43%	8.59%
9 Rooms or More	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.60%	10.52%
Median Rooms	5.40, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	30, 100%	1,927,916	131,642,457
No Bedroom	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	2.16%
1 Bedroom	9, 30.00%, see rank	8.36%	11.12%
2 Bedrooms	7, 23.33%, see rank	27.62%	26.85%
3 Bedrooms	14, 46.67%, see rank	45.04%	39.76%
4 Bedrooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.22%	15.95%
5 or More Bedrooms	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.41%	4.16%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	30, 100%	1,691,716	115,226,802
Utility Gas	7, 23.33%, see rank	39.50%	49.42%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.78%	5.03%
Electricity	0, 0.00%, see rank	48.96%	35.51%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	9, 30.00%, see rank	1.21%	6.46%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.12%
Wood	14, 46.67%, see rank	2.78%	2.08%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.04%
Other Fuel	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.43%
No Fuel Used	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.90%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	9, 100%	476,578	37,562,111
$199 or Less	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.70%	1.76%
$200 to $299	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.62%	3.29%
$300 to $499	9, 100.00%, see rank	18.37%	8.20%
$500 to $699	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.48%	17.39%
$700 to $999	0, 0.00%, see rank	28.08%	29.40%
$1,000 to $1,499	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.46%	25.73%
$1,500 to $1,999	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.53%	8.92%
$2,000 or More	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.76%	5.30%
Median	$0, see rank	$638	$889

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	30, 100%	1,691,716	115,226,802
No Vehicles Available	9, 30.00%, see rank	7.84%	9.03%
1 Vehicles Available	21, 70.00%, see rank	33.20%	33.67%
2 Vehicles Available	0, 0.00%, see rank	38.13%	37.64%
3 or More Vehicles Available	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.84%	19.66%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical vehicle available data.