Foster County

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US Attorneys [ Fargo - Main Office | Bismarck ]
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Foster County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 3,759
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 50 / 32 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,645.162 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 29.827 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 383,000.000 acres (1,549.618 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 309
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 7.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 58.60%
Farm earnings (2005): $12,250,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation) (2000): 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 95.60%
Physicians (2004): 6
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (49)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 839
Federal Spending (2004): $46,260

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,122	14.22%
Rural, Non-farm	6,770	85.78%

Foster County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Employment Information Back to top
Foster County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	1,943	1,876	67	3.47%	35
1991	1,942	1,861	81	4.18%	42
1992	1,933	1,842	91	4.70%	47
1993	1,947	1,867	80	4.10%	41
1994	2,062	2,002	60	2.91%	30
1995	2,182	2,121	61	2.79%	28
1996	2,159	2,103	56	2.59%	26
1997	2,175	2,129	46	2.09%	21
1998	2,216	2,168	48	2.17%	22
1999	2,354	2,298	56	2.36%	24
2000	1,977	1,922	55	2.80%	28
2001	1,865	1,813	52	2.78%	28
2002	1,861	1,798	63	3.38%	34
2003	1,803	1,740	63	3.49%	35
2004	1,797	1,740	58	3.22%	32
2005	1,779	1,724	55	3.09%	31
2006	1,721	1,663	58	3.35%	34
2007	1,709	1,650	59	3.45%	35
2008	1,733	1,676	58	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,849	1,756	93	5.03%	50
Feb 1990	1,883	1,787	96	5.10%	51
Mar 1990	1,877	1,790	87	4.64%	46
Apr 1990	1,923	1,842	81	4.21%	42
May 1990	1,993	1,921	72	3.61%	36
Jun 1990	2,021	1,959	62	3.07%	31
Jul 1990	2,057	2,007	50	2.43%	24
Aug 1990	2,049	1,998	51	2.49%	25
Sep 1990	1,988	1,947	41	2.06%	21
Oct 1990	1,938	1,897	41	2.12%	21
Nov 1990	1,894	1,829	65	3.43%	34
Dec 1990	1,845	1,775	70	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	1,861	1,757	104	5.59%	56
Feb 1991	1,898	1,784	114	6.01%	60
Mar 1991	1,893	1,784	109	5.76%	58
Apr 1991	1,958	1,860	98	5.01%	50
May 1991	1,995	1,917	78	3.91%	39
Jun 1991	2,012	1,942	70	3.48%	35
Jul 1991	2,033	1,974	59	2.90%	29
Aug 1991	2,024	1,971	53	2.62%	26
Sep 1991	1,983	1,928	55	2.77%	28
Oct 1991	1,922	1,867	55	2.86%	29
Nov 1991	1,890	1,805	85	4.50%	45
Dec 1991	1,833	1,740	93	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,862	1,709	153	8.22%	82
Feb 1992	1,864	1,728	136	7.30%	73
Mar 1992	1,869	1,746	123	6.58%	66
Apr 1992	1,903	1,792	111	5.83%	58
May 1992	1,960	1,878	82	4.18%	42
Jun 1992	1,971	1,875	96	4.87%	49
Jul 1992	2,000	1,934	66	3.30%	33
Aug 1992	2,034	1,976	58	2.85%	29
Sep 1992	1,986	1,928	58	2.92%	29
Oct 1992	1,964	1,911	53	2.70%	27
Nov 1992	1,912	1,842	70	3.66%	37
Dec 1992	1,869	1,786	83	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,844	1,735	109	5.91%	59
Feb 1993	1,866	1,760	106	5.68%	57
Mar 1993	1,861	1,757	104	5.59%	56
Apr 1993	1,912	1,832	80	4.18%	42
May 1993	2,027	1,943	84	4.14%	41
Jun 1993	2,080	1,983	97	4.66%	47
Jul 1993	1,999	1,938	61	3.05%	31
Aug 1993	2,034	1,971	63	3.10%	31
Sep 1993	1,956	1,900	56	2.86%	29
Oct 1993	1,936	1,875	61	3.15%	32
Nov 1993	1,944	1,891	53	2.73%	27
Dec 1993	1,907	1,822	85	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,963	1,861	102	5.20%	52
Feb 1994	1,995	1,903	92	4.61%	46
Mar 1994	1,993	1,905	88	4.42%	44
Apr 1994	2,020	1,966	54	2.67%	27
May 1994	2,117	2,074	43	2.03%	20
Jun 1994	2,188	2,123	65	2.97%	30
Jul 1994	2,139	2,087	52	2.43%	24
Aug 1994	2,161	2,121	40	1.85%	19
Sep 1994	2,101	2,063	38	1.81%	18
Oct 1994	2,083	2,048	35	1.68%	17
Nov 1994	2,012	1,968	44	2.19%	22
Dec 1994	1,971	1,903	68	3.45%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,103	1,996	107	5.09%	51
Feb 1995	2,131	2,042	89	4.18%	42
Mar 1995	2,137	2,046	91	4.26%	43
Apr 1995	2,144	2,068	76	3.54%	35
May 1995	2,193	2,140	53	2.42%	24
Jun 1995	2,274	2,218	56	2.46%	25
Jul 1995	2,318	2,272	46	1.98%	20
Aug 1995	2,302	2,260	42	1.82%	18
Sep 1995	2,207	2,170	37	1.68%	17
Oct 1995	2,166	2,132	34	1.57%	16
Nov 1995	2,108	2,065	43	2.04%	20
Dec 1995	2,101	2,044	57	2.71%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,043	1,967	76	3.72%	37
Feb 1996	2,075	1,997	78	3.76%	38
Mar 1996	2,093	2,017	76	3.63%	36
Apr 1996	2,131	2,058	73	3.43%	34
May 1996	2,212	2,162	50	2.26%	23
Jun 1996	2,216	2,157	59	2.66%	27
Jul 1996	2,256	2,211	45	1.99%	20
Aug 1996	2,279	2,241	38	1.67%	17
Sep 1996	2,232	2,196	36	1.61%	16
Oct 1996	2,169	2,136	33	1.52%	15
Nov 1996	2,133	2,081	52	2.44%	24
Dec 1996	2,071	2,015	56	2.70%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,061	1,992	69	3.35%	33
Feb 1997	2,073	2,010	63	3.04%	30
Mar 1997	2,086	2,021	65	3.12%	31
Apr 1997	2,127	2,069	58	2.73%	27
May 1997	2,234	2,181	53	2.37%	24
Jun 1997	2,209	2,161	48	2.17%	22
Jul 1997	2,268	2,236	32	1.41%	14
Aug 1997	2,265	2,232	33	1.46%	15
Sep 1997	2,189	2,162	27	1.23%	12
Oct 1997	2,212	2,191	21	0.95%	9
Nov 1997	2,200	2,167	33	1.50%	15
Dec 1997	2,170	2,126	44	2.03%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,129	2,071	58	2.72%	27
Feb 1998	2,139	2,078	61	2.85%	29
Mar 1998	2,152	2,083	69	3.21%	32
Apr 1998	2,177	2,126	51	2.34%	23
May 1998	2,253	2,218	35	1.55%	16
Jun 1998	2,260	2,211	49	2.17%	22
Jul 1998	2,312	2,278	34	1.47%	15
Aug 1998	2,283	2,243	40	1.75%	18
Sep 1998	2,238	2,201	37	1.65%	17
Oct 1998	2,221	2,183	38	1.71%	17
Nov 1998	2,216	2,166	50	2.26%	23
Dec 1998	2,209	2,155	54	2.44%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,180	2,108	72	3.30%	33
Feb 1999	2,181	2,108	73	3.35%	33
Mar 1999	2,178	2,111	67	3.08%	31
Apr 1999	2,329	2,269	60	2.58%	26
May 1999	2,434	2,382	52	2.14%	21
Jun 1999	2,481	2,416	65	2.62%	26
Jul 1999	2,482	2,430	52	2.10%	21
Aug 1999	2,565	2,519	46	1.79%	18
Sep 1999	2,409	2,369	40	1.66%	17
Oct 1999	2,378	2,348	30	1.26%	13
Nov 1999	2,318	2,268	50	2.16%	22
Dec 1999	2,310	2,251	59	2.55%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	1,919	1,844	75	3.91%	39
Feb 2000	1,935	1,856	79	4.08%	41
Mar 2000	1,929	1,852	77	3.99%	40
Apr 2000	1,988	1,925	63	3.17%	32
May 2000	2,065	2,017	48	2.32%	23
Jun 2000	2,097	2,038	59	2.81%	28
Jul 2000	2,139	2,089	50	2.34%	23
Aug 2000	2,073	2,030	43	2.07%	21
Sep 2000	1,963	1,924	39	1.99%	20
Oct 2000	1,901	1,869	32	1.68%	17
Nov 2000	1,889	1,842	47	2.49%	25
Dec 2000	1,826	1,773	53	2.90%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	1,807	1,741	66	3.65%	37
Feb 2001	1,818	1,751	67	3.69%	37
Mar 2001	1,828	1,753	75	4.10%	41
Apr 2001	1,894	1,837	57	3.01%	30
May 2001	1,955	1,913	42	2.15%	21
Jun 2001	1,977	1,920	57	2.88%	29
Jul 2001	2,000	1,956	44	2.20%	22
Aug 2001	1,927	1,888	39	2.02%	20
Sep 2001	1,841	1,809	32	1.74%	17
Oct 2001	1,803	1,770	33	1.83%	18
Nov 2001	1,781	1,735	46	2.58%	26
Dec 2001	1,750	1,685	65	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	1,821	1,748	73	4.01%	40
Feb 2002	1,812	1,739	73	4.03%	40
Mar 2002	1,817	1,729	88	4.84%	48
Apr 2002	1,887	1,808	79	4.19%	42
May 2002	1,932	1,868	64	3.31%	33
Jun 2002	1,932	1,857	75	3.88%	39
Jul 2002	1,940	1,880	60	3.09%	31
Aug 2002	1,903	1,854	49	2.57%	26
Sep 2002	1,872	1,829	43	2.30%	23
Oct 2002	1,851	1,814	37	2.00%	20
Nov 2002	1,790	1,736	54	3.02%	30
Dec 2002	1,776	1,716	60	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	1,780	1,694	86	4.83%	48
Feb 2003	1,789	1,703	86	4.81%	48
Mar 2003	1,801	1,716	85	4.72%	47
Apr 2003	1,826	1,756	70	3.83%	38
May 2003	1,874	1,811	63	3.36%	34
Jun 2003	1,840	1,766	74	4.02%	40
Jul 2003	1,871	1,812	59	3.15%	32
Aug 2003	1,833	1,782	51	2.78%	28
Sep 2003	1,804	1,759	45	2.49%	25
Oct 2003	1,780	1,741	39	2.19%	22
Nov 2003	1,718	1,678	40	2.33%	23
Dec 2003	1,718	1,661	57	3.32%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	1,751	1,679	72	4.11%	41
Feb 2004	1,767	1,698	69	3.90%	39
Mar 2004	1,780	1,696	84	4.72%	47
Apr 2004	1,789	1,730	59	3.30%	33
May 2004	1,834	1,781	53	2.89%	29
Jun 2004	1,883	1,813	70	3.72%	37
Jul 2004	1,897	1,840	57	3.00%	30
Aug 2004	1,850	1,800	50	2.70%	27
Sep 2004	1,770	1,728	42	2.37%	24
Oct 2004	1,772	1,727	45	2.54%	25
Nov 2004	1,737	1,693	44	2.53%	25
Dec 2004	1,739	1,690	49	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	1,743	1,683	60	3.44%	34
Feb 2005	1,766	1,696	70	3.96%	40
Mar 2005	1,751	1,678	73	4.17%	42
Apr 2005	1,773	1,714	59	3.33%	33
May 2005	1,772	1,717	55	3.10%	31
Jun 2005	1,797	1,731	66	3.67%	37
Jul 2005	1,832	1,784	48	2.62%	26
Aug 2005	1,818	1,771	47	2.59%	26
Sep 2005	1,768	1,728	40	2.26%	23
Oct 2005	1,796	1,762	34	1.89%	19
Nov 2005	1,769	1,729	40	2.26%	23
Dec 2005	1,760	1,692	68	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	1,690	1,621	69	4.08%	41
Feb 2006	1,696	1,614	82	4.83%	48
Mar 2006	1,690	1,609	81	4.79%	48
Apr 2006	1,717	1,660	57	3.32%	33
May 2006	1,746	1,691	55	3.15%	32
Jun 2006	1,835	1,767	68	3.71%	37
Jul 2006	1,772	1,717	55	3.10%	31
Aug 2006	1,725	1,669	56	3.25%	32
Sep 2006	1,694	1,653	41	2.42%	24
Oct 2006	1,719	1,682	37	2.15%	22
Nov 2006	1,669	1,628	41	2.46%	25
Dec 2006	1,696	1,647	49	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	1,686	1,620	66	3.91%	39
Feb 2007	1,708	1,628	80	4.68%	47
Mar 2007	1,707	1,627	80	4.69%	47
Apr 2007	1,694	1,627	67	3.96%	40
May 2007	1,749	1,693	56	3.20%	32
Jun 2007	1,812	1,747	65	3.59%	36
Jul 2007	1,740	1,691	49	2.82%	28
Aug 2007	1,684	1,631	53	3.15%	31
Sep 2007	1,676	1,631	45	2.68%	27
Oct 2007	1,698	1,654	44	2.59%	26
Nov 2007	1,661	1,615	46	2.77%	28
Dec 2007	1,690	1,634	56	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	1,705	1,637	68	3.99%	40
Feb 2008	1,693	1,623	70	4.13%	41
Mar 2008	1,702	1,638	64	3.76%	38
Apr 2008	1,691	1,639	52	3.08%	31
May 2008	1,760	1,713	47	2.67%	27
Jun 2008	1,832	1,768	64	3.49%	35
Jul 2008	1,768	1,718	50	2.83%	28
Aug 2008	1,736	1,681	55	3.17%	32
Sep 2008	1,714	1,664	50	2.92%	29
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Foster County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	438	23.00%
2.	Food Manufacturing	270	14.18%
3.	Construction	130	6.83%
4.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	86	4.52%
5.	Educational Services	86	4.52%
6.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	74	3.89%
7.	Health Care	68	3.57%
8.	Warehousing and Storage	64	3.36%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	56	2.94%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	52	2.73%
11.	Utilities	52	2.73%
12.	Finance and Insurance	48	2.52%
13.	Public Administration	46	2.42%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	44	2.31%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	44	2.31%
16.	Accommodation and Food Services	34	1.79%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	34	1.79%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	28	1.47%
19.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	28	1.47%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	26	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	332	19.51%
2.	Educational Services	168	9.87%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	152	8.93%
4.	Social Assistance	130	7.64%
5.	Food Manufacturing	116	6.82%
6.	Public Administration	106	6.23%
7.	Finance and Insurance	78	4.58%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	76	4.47%
9.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	54	3.17%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	50	2.94%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	44	2.59%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	42	2.47%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	38	2.23%
14.	Construction	36	2.12%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	32	1.88%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	30	1.76%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	26	1.53%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	24	1.41%
19.	Repair and Maintenance	22	1.29%
20.	Other Direct Selling Estab	16	0.94%

Foster County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	322	16.91%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	118	6.20%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	106	5.57%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	98	5.15%
5.	Other Production Occupations	98	5.15%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	96	5.04%
7.	Other Management Occupations	64	3.36%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	62	3.26%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	58	3.05%
10.	Agricultural Workers	56	2.94%
11.	Top Executives	52	2.73%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	48	2.52%
13.	Food Processing Workers	42	2.21%
14.	Electricians	40	2.10%
15.	Other Financial Specialists	38	2.00%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	36	1.89%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	34	1.79%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	30	1.58%
19.	Carpenters	28	1.47%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	28	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	100	5.88%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	100	5.88%
3.	Registered Nurses	98	5.76%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	98	5.76%
5.	Child Care Workers	84	4.94%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	80	4.70%
7.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	78	4.58%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	72	4.23%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	70	4.11%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	58	3.41%
11.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	52	3.06%
12.	Other Management Occupations	52	3.06%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	48	2.82%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	46	2.70%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	46	2.70%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	42	2.47%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	42	2.47%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	40	2.35%
19.	Cashiers	40	2.35%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	34	2.00%

Foster County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	3,294	53.83%
15-35 hours	672	10.98%
1-14 hours	321	5.25%
No regular hours	1,832	29.94%

Foster County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	42	1.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM	52	1.57%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	172	5.20%
6 AM-6:29 AM	104	3.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	346	10.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM	579	17.51%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	875	26.47%
8 AM-8:29 AM	428	12.95%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	205	6.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	86	2.60%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	51	1.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	66	2.00%
Noon-3:59 PM	118	3.57%
4 PM-11:59 PM	182	5.51%

Foster County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	690	20.87%
5-9	1,098	33.21%
10-14	532	16.09%
15-19	312	9.44%
20-24	198	5.99%
25-29	88	2.66%
30-34	174	5.26%
35-39	58	1.75%
40-44	28	0.85%
45-59	66	2.00%
60-89	34	1.03%
At least 90	28	0.85%

Foster County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0.00%	2,918	88.26%
30-44	0.00%	260	7.86%
45-59	0.00%	66	2.00%
At least 60	0.00%	62	1.88%

Foster County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	354	9.56%
Car / truck / van, solo	2,608	70.43%
Motorcycle	12	0.32%
Other	16	0.43%
Public transportation	0	0.00%
Walked	316	8.53%
Worked at home	397	10.72%

Foster County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Family Information Back to top
: 3,102 (7,332 people)
: 2,098 (6,110 people)
: 1,112
: 4,633
Foster County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	335	10.28%
$10,000-$14,999	228	6.99%
$15,000-$19,999	327	10.03%
$20,000-$24,999	312	9.57%
$25,000-$29,999	263	8.07%
$30,000-$34,999	298	9.14%
$35,000-$39,999	172	5.28%
$40,000-$44,999	197	6.04%
$45,000-$49,999	210	6.44%
$50,000-$59,999	277	8.50%
$60,000-$74,999	317	9.72%
$75,000-$99,999	160	4.91%
$100,000-$124,999	102	3.13%
$125,000-$149,999	28	0.86%
$150,000-$199,999	4	0.12%
$200,000 or more	30	0.92%

Foster County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	471	30.58%
Family, 2 people	515	33.44%
Nonfamily, 2 people	32	2.08%
Family, 3 people	175	11.36%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2	0.13%
Family, 4 people	190	12.34%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1	0.06%
Family, 5 people	117	7.60%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.13%
Family, 6 people	27	1.75%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	8	0.52%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Foster County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,542	27.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,480	15.84%
Public Assistance	87	0.93%
Retirement	338	3.62%
Self Employment	973	10.42%
Social Security	1,126	12.05%
Supplemental Security	78	0.84%
Wage / Salary	2,320	24.84%
Other	397	4.25%

Foster County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,051	54.80%
With children under 18	867	45.20%

Foster County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	193	6.28%
Married	2,054	66.88%
Never Married	730	23.77%
Widowed	94	3.06%

Foster County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	224	7.02%
Married	1,953	61.24%
Never Married	533	16.71%
Widowed	479	15.02%

Foster County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Education Information Back to top
Foster County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	577	9.88%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	707	12.11%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,720	29.45%
Some college, no degree	1,350	23.12%
Associate degree	400	6.85%
Bachelors degree	806	13.80%
Graduate or professional degree	280	4.79%

Foster County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	172	4.58%	14	0.37%	186	4.95%
Kindergarten	118	3.14%	0	0.00%	118	3.14%
Grades 1-4	487	12.96%	6	0.16%	493	13.12%
Grades 5-8	480	12.77%	12	0.32%	492	13.09%
Grades 9-12	582	15.48%	12	0.32%	594	15.80%
Undergrad college	80	2.13%	41	1.09%	121	3.22%
Graduate or professional school	20	0.53%	20	0.53%	40	1.06%
Total	1,939	51.58%	105	2.79%	2,044	54.38%

Foster County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Business Information Back to top
: $58,326,000
: $3,297,000
: 580
Foster County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Construction	0	1	4	4	3
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	0	7
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	4	1	8
1999 - Information	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	0	0	3	1
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	5	6	11
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	1	3
1999 - Retail Trade	0	1	10	9	7
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	1	5
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	4	12
1999 - Total	3	6	26	32	65
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Construction	4	1	2	4	4
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	0	1	7
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	2	4	7
2000 - Information	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	1	2	2	0
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	4	4	14
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	1	5
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	0	3
2000 - Retail Trade	2	1	5	14	6
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	2	3
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	4	5	7
2000 - Total	10	5	23	39	59
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	0	2	6	4	2
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	2	6
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	0	7	6
2001 - Information	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	2	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	2	2	18
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	2	3
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	4
2001 - Retail Trade	5	2	9	5	11
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	0	0	5
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	1	12
2001 - Total	10	6	25	27	73
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Construction	0	4	3	3	2
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	1	7
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	3	4	7
2002 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	1	1
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	2	4	16
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	6
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	4
2002 - Retail Trade	1	1	7	9	14
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	0	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	2	10	5
2002 - Total	3	7	23	36	70
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	0	0
2003 - Construction	3	0	2	6	0
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	3	4
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	5	5	4
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	0	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	3	3	12
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	1	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	3
2003 - Retail Trade	4	1	5	8	16
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	2	2
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	3	1	13
2003 - Total	9	9	25	31	65
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	2	0	4	4	4
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	1	5
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	3	5	6
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	2	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	3	3	12
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	5
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	2
2004 - Retail Trade	0	1	14	8	10
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	2	0	2
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	4	2	10
2004 - Total	4	6	36	26	62
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Construction	1	1	5	2	5
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	2	3
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	5	1	7
2005 - Information	1	0	1	0	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	0	4	13
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	0	5
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Retail Trade	2	2	10	8	12
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	2	2
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	5	3	9
2005 - Total	9	8	32	25	62

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Foster County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	6,974	90.95%
Below Poverty Level	694	9.05%

Foster County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$281	$5	$240	$0	$0	$37	$558	$149	$0	$74
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$444	$30	$364	$0	$0	$58	$866	$253	$0	$766
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$562	$17	$620	$0	$0	$102	$1,284	$352	$0	$1,090
1980	$595	$77	$519	$0	$0	$81	$1,195	$364	$0	$1,207
1981	$615	$21	$515	$0	$0	$137	$1,267	$321	$0	$1,241
1982	$465	$15	$537	$0	$0	$142	$1,144	$371	$0	$1,228
1983	$499	$29	$542	$0	$0	$220	$1,261	$381	$0	$1,462
1984	$522	$45	$714	$0	$0	$191	$1,427	$384	$0	$1,733
1985	$549	$7	$673	$0	$0	$172	$1,394	$342	$0	$1,782
1986	$543	$21	$642	$0	$0	$86	$1,271	$345	$0	$1,583
1987	$572	$21	$595	$0	$0	$125	$1,292	$425	$0	$1,700
1988	$557	$22	$583	$0	$0	$154	$1,294	$451	$0	$1,433
1989	$580	$3	$596	$0	$0	$136	$1,312	$447	$0	$1,598
1990	$644	$10	$570	$0	$0	$167	$1,381	$440	$0	$2,146
1991	$620	$14	$563	$0	$0	$184	$1,367	$454	$0	$2,599
1992	$624	$16	$560	$0	$0	$195	$1,379	$479	$0	$2,366
1993	$648	$0	$618	$0	$0	$185	$1,451	$512	$0	$1,517
1994	$684	$0	$776	$0	$0	$147	$1,607	$522	$0	$1,259
1995	$694	$0	$600	$0	$0	$131	$1,425	$561	$0	$2,002
1996	$748	$2	$630	$0	$0	$215	$1,593	$606	$0	$2,385
1997	$806	$27	$620	$0	$0	$313	$1,739	$534	$0	$2,360
1998	$847	$25	$967	$0	$0	$257	$2,071	$553	$0	$2,557
1999	$1,141	$12	$652	$0	$0	$371	$2,164	$553	$0	$1,991
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,022	$3	$682	$0	$0	$256	$1,960	$557	$0	$2,302
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$1,197	$12	$670	$0	$0	$133	$2,000	$633	$0	$2,300
2005	$2,150	$19	$656	$0	$0	$165	$2,971	$659	$0	$1,552
2006	$876	$0	$486	$0	$0	$462	$1,824	$684	$0	$1,647

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$130	$58	$25	$8	$325	$0	$647
1972	$15	$54	$0	$0	$0	$32	$647
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$153	$67	$16	$10	$332	$0	$820
1977	$36	$92	$0	$0	$0	$114	$820
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$228	$69	$21	$22	$484	$3	$1,111
1979	$61	$111	$0	$0	$0	$112	$1,111
1980	$349	$100	$21	$20	$480	$3	$1,407
1980	$80	$280	$0	$0	$0	$74	$1,407
1981	$202	$112	$32	$19	$260	$6	$904
1981	$66	$134	$0	$0	$0	$73	$904
1982	$14	$111	$26	$19	$227	$1	$657
1982	$72	$122	$0	$0	$0	$65	$657
1983	$9	$137	$30	$13	$218	$1	$660
1983	$48	$132	$0	$0	$0	$72	$660
1984	$9	$188	$72	$19	$260	$12	$940
1984	$51	$138	$0	$0	$0	$191	$940
1985	$8	$247	$49	$25	$642	$9	$1,320
1985	$49	$200	$0	$0	$0	$91	$1,320
1986	$5	$222	$32	$25	$718	$3	$1,370
1986	$59	$167	$0	$0	$0	$139	$1,370
1987	$7	$199	$32	$28	$481	$3	$1,130
1987	$58	$220	$0	$0	$0	$102	$1,130
1988	$8	$175	$49	$31	$802	$3	$1,462
1988	$61	$222	$0	$0	$0	$111	$1,462
1989	$8	$140	$43	$46	$380	$27	$1,125
1989	$64	$234	$0	$0	$0	$183	$1,125
1990	$0	$184	$81	$25	$310	$13	$1,201
1990	$66	$319	$0	$0	$0	$203	$1,201
1991	$8	$190	$36	$25	$250	$12	$1,089
1991	$59	$321	$0	$0	$0	$188	$1,089
1992	$8	$187	$62	$38	$647	$17	$1,578
1992	$64	$345	$0	$0	$0	$210	$1,578
1993	$7	$209	$46	$58	$401	$2	$1,278
1993	$61	$275	$0	$0	$0	$219	$1,278
1994	$8	$208	$211	$65	$464	$6	$1,558
1994	$63	$306	$0	$0	$0	$227	$1,558
1995	$9	$229	$48	$45	$721	$10	$1,743
1995	$65	$220	$0	$0	$0	$396	$1,743
1996	$1	$203	$44	$121	$378	$796	$3,276
1996	$780	$381	$0	$0	$0	$572	$3,276
1997	$0	$212	$40	$48	$551	$2	$1,518
1997	$72	$343	$0	$0	$0	$250	$1,518
1998	$0	$212	$53	$72	$637	$2	$1,662
1998	$48	$368	$0	$0	$0	$270	$1,662
1999	$0	$212	$68	$74	$1,354	$0	$2,452
1999	$51	$294	$0	$0	$0	$399	$2,452
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$228	$63	$94	$933	$2	$1,987
2002	$70	$213	$0	$0	$0	$384	$1,987
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$354	$71	$155	$600	$23	$1,977
2004	$95	$180	$0	$0	$0	$499	$1,977
2005	$0	$383	$65	$173	$912	$13	$2,455
2005	$103	$195	$0	$0	$0	$611	$2,455
2006	$0	$336	$81	$143	$504	$7	$1,731
2006	$112	$265	$0	$0	$0	$283	$1,731

Foster County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Foster County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	479	12.74%
10-19 Years	586	15.59%
20-29 Years	298	7.93%
30-39 Years	488	12.98%
40-49 Years	547	14.55%
50-59 Years	368	9.79%
60-69 Years	397	10.56%
70-79 Years	347	9.23%
80-89 Years	204	5.43%
90+ Years	45	1.20%

Foster County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,868	49.69%
Female	1,891	50.31%

Foster County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	3,717	98.88%
Amerindian	16	0.43%
Multiracial	13	0.35%
Hispanic/Latino	7	0.19%
African-American	5	0.13%
Other Race	1	0.03%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Asian	0	0.00%

Foster County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	3,683	37.91%
2.	Norwegian	2,641	27.19%
3.	Irish	630	6.49%
4.	English	379	3.90%
5.	Swedish	370	3.81%
6.	United States Or American	334	3.44%
7.	French Non-Basque	267	2.75%
8.	Danish	200	2.06%
9.	Dutch	198	2.04%
10.	Russian	147	1.51%

Foster County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	7,168	95.89%
2.	German	128	1.71%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	68	0.91%
4.	Scandinavian	42	0.56%
5.	French	29	0.39%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	24	0.32%
7.	Chinese	10	0.13%
8.	Other Asian	6	0.08%

Foster County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	7,778	98.56%
Naturalized immigrant	64	0.81%
Not a citizen	50	0.63%

Foster County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Foster County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Birtsell	Glenfield	Melville
Bordulac	Grace City	Nordmore
Bucephalia	Haven	Rolling Prairie
Carrington	Larrabee	Rose Hill
Eastman	Longview	Wyard
Estabrook	McKinnon
Florance	Mchenry

Foster County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

58421	58445
58443	58464

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Carrington (2,450)	Wyard (71)	Larrabee (46)
Glenfield (202)	Nordmore (70)	Rolling Prairie (41)
Mchenry (136)	Estabrook (67)	Melville (38)
Rose Hill (119)	Bucephalia (61)	McKinnon (36)
Birtsell (114)	Longview (53)	Eastman (23)
Bordulac (97)	Haven (47)
Grace City (71)	Florance (46)