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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Foster is $30,013, which is higher than the state average of $23,210 and is higher than the national average of $28,051. Foster median household income is $17,143. On average Foster residents spend 5.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Household Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #98

Foster, KY	30,013 USD
Kentucky	23,210 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #503

Foster, KY	17,143 USD
Kentucky	42,610 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Foster, KY	30,013 USD
Kentucky	57,876 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Foster, KY		-66.98%
Kentucky		28.72%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Foster, KY median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Foster, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-3.33%	$0, see rank	17.84%	$12,391	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	53.33%	$7,744, see rank	32.47%	$15,575	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	-3.33%	$0, see rank	2.53%	$3,248	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	-3.33%	$0, see rank	19.45%	$19,977	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$17,143, see rank	$44,050	$56,203

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
45 to 64	$2,499, see rank	$51,423	$64,486

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30, see rank	3,433,526	243,810,053
Male¹	23, 76.67%, see rank	48.62%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14, 60.87%, see rank	65.35%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.96%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	14, 60.87%, see rank	64.38%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14, 100.00%, see rank	89.92%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.08%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9, 39.13%, see rank	34.65%	29.80%
Female¹	7, 23.33%, see rank	51.38%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	55.60%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	55.51%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	91.19%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.81%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7, 100.00%, see rank	44.40%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

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

Commuting to Work

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14, 100%	1,833,778	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14, 100.00%, see rank	82.20%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.39%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.15%	4.98%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.17%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.99%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Foster, KY	5.0 minutes
Kentucky	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14	1,859,549	141,996,548
Male¹	14, 100.00%, see rank	51.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	27.43%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.22%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.44%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 100.00%, see rank	10.76%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	24.09%	17.87%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	48.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	37.43%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.49%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	33.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.09%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Foster, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14, 100%	1,859,549	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 100.00%, see rank	2.93%	1.90%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.28%	6.49%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.68%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	2.83%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.02%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.77%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.68%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	24.13%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.36%	9.18%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.54%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.71%	4.95%

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

Poverty Level

	Foster, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9	30.00%, see rank	18.56%	14.88%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.