Foster, Rhode Island Population

Overview

4,505

Total Population

41.3

Median age

53.58%

Female population %

86.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

45.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

61

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Foster town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Foster town is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Foster town's population under 18 was 20.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Foster town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Foster town, 14.67% were under the age of 15, 21.38% aged 15 to 29, 47.17% aged 30 to 64, 15.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 323 more females than males in Foster town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.58% females and 46.42% males in Foster, Rhode Island.
The Foster, Rhode Island gender ratio is 86.6:100 i.e. 86.6 men to 100 women (0.866).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 205.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 259.

Foster town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Foster town population: 88.30% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 0.38% are Asian and 10.90% are multiracial.
Foster town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,444 (98.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Foster town is White with a population of 3,978 (88.30% of the total population).

Foster town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,731 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Foster town's population increased by 313 (7.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Foster town's population decreased by 142 (3.08%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Foster town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,300.