Foster

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  1. Foster Legal Resources
  2. Foster Statistics
  3. Foster Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Foster Employment Information
  5. Foster Family Information
  6. Foster Education Information
  7. Foster Public Benefits Information
  8. Foster Criminal Information
  9. Foster Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Foster Legal Resources Back to top

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Foster Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,810
  • Land Area (2000): 268.823 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.833 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,641
Foster Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,277 37.20%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 51 0.58%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 5,481 62.22%

Foster 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 Employment Information Back to top
Foster Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 150 7.53%
2. Construction 148 7.43%
3. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 134 6.72%
4. Metal Manufactuing 128 6.42%
5. Truck Transportation 100 5.02%
6. Health Care 76 3.81%
7. Educational Services 69 3.46%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 65 3.26%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 58 2.91%
10. Wood Manufacturing 58 2.91%
11. Food Manufacturing 55 2.76%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 52 2.61%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 50 2.51%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 48 2.41%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 47 2.36%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 43 2.16%
17. Repair and Maintenance 43 2.16%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 42 2.11%
19. Mining 42 2.11%
20. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 41 2.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 314 19.22%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 155 9.49%
3. Educational Services 155 9.49%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 132 8.08%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 90 5.51%
6. Public Administration 82 5.02%
7. Department and Other General Stores 64 3.92%
8. Finance and Insurance 59 3.61%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 52 3.18%
10. Private Household Services 44 2.69%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 34 2.08%
12. Metal Manufactuing 34 2.08%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 34 2.08%
14. U.S. Postal Service 32 1.96%
15. Social Assistance 31 1.90%
16. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 30 1.84%
17. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 26 1.59%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 26 1.59%
19. Food Manufacturing 22 1.35%
20. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 20 1.22%

Foster Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 161 8.08%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 142 7.12%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 132 6.62%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 118 5.92%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 98 4.92%
6. Other Management Occupations 95 4.77%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 81 4.06%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 70 3.51%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 70 3.51%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 61 3.06%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 53 2.66%
12. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 53 2.66%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 50 2.51%
14. Carpenters 47 2.36%
15. Business Operations Specialists 39 1.96%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 39 1.96%
17. Other Protective Service Workers 38 1.91%
18. Other Construction Trades 37 1.86%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 29 1.46%
20. Accountants and Auditors 27 1.35%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 98 6.00%
2. Secretaries and Admins 96 5.88%
3. Other Production Occupations 94 5.75%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 83 5.08%
5. Registered Nurses 71 4.35%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 70 4.28%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 66 4.04%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 52 3.18%
9. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 51 3.12%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 50 3.06%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 47 2.88%
12. Other Management Occupations 45 2.75%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 43 2.63%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 40 2.45%
15. Assemblers and Fabricators 38 2.33%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 34 2.08%
17. Cashiers 34 2.08%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 33 2.02%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 32 1.96%
20. Customer Service Representatives 30 1.84%

Foster Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,653 50.01%
15-35 hours 851 11.65%
1-14 hours 237 3.24%
No regular hours 2,564 35.10%

Foster Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 146 4.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM 92 2.64%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 150 4.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM 363 10.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 540 15.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM 362 10.41%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 467 13.42%
8 AM-8:29 AM 394 11.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 178 5.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 156 4.48%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 42 1.21%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 27 0.78%
Noon-3:59 PM 348 10.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 214 6.15%

Foster Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 163 4.69%
5-9 456 13.11%
10-14 741 21.30%
15-19 736 21.16%
20-24 380 10.92%
25-29 216 6.21%
30-34 273 7.85%
35-39 81 2.33%
40-44 56 1.61%
45-59 195 5.61%
60-89 100 2.87%
At least 90 82 2.36%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,692 77.38%
30-44 0 0.00% 410 11.78%
45-59 0 0.00% 195 5.61%
At least 60 0 0.00% 182 5.23%

Foster Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 10 0.28%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 418 11.69%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,982 83.39%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 12 0.34%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 57 1.59%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 97 2.71%

Foster 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,188 (7,683 people)
Families (2000): 2,289 (6,537 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 940
People at same address in 1995: 5,492
Foster Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 208 6.52%
$10,000-$14,999 213 6.68%
$15,000-$19,999 250 7.84%
$20,000-$24,999 278 8.72%
$25,000-$29,999 248 7.78%
$30,000-$34,999 280 8.78%
$35,000-$39,999 210 6.59%
$40,000-$44,999 228 7.15%
$45,000-$49,999 183 5.74%
$50,000-$59,999 396 12.42%
$60,000-$74,999 369 11.57%
$75,000-$99,999 227 7.12%
$100,000-$124,999 54 1.69%
$125,000-$149,999 37 1.16%
$150,000-$199,999 2 0.06%
$200,000 or more 5 0.16%

Foster Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 791 25.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,036 33.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 122 3.90%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 516 16.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 9 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 416 13.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 170 5.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 45 1.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 24 0.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Foster Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,393 26.18%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,365 14.93%
Public Assistance 48 0.53%
Retirement 840 9.19%
Self Employment 410 4.49%
Social Security 1,169 12.79%
Supplemental Security 142 1.55%
Wage / Salary 2,306 25.23%
Other 468 5.12%

Foster Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,084 58.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 775 41.69%

Foster Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 309 7.43%
Color 1 Box Married 2,845 68.42%
Color 2 Box Never Married 773 18.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 231 5.56%

Foster Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 270 8.47%
Color 1 Box Married 2,044 64.10%
Color 2 Box Never Married 452 14.17%
Color 3 Box Widowed 423 13.26%

Foster 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 Education Information Back to top
Foster Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 376 5.31%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,181 16.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,332 47.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,103 15.57%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 274 3.87%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 571 8.06%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 247 3.49%

Foster Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 23 0.26% 47 0.53% 70 0.79%
Kindergarten 103 1.17% 5 0.06% 108 1.23%
Grades 1-4 336 3.81% 86 0.98% 422 4.79%
Grades 5-8 396 4.49% 47 0.53% 443 5.03%
Grades 9-12 334 3.79% 47 0.53% 381 4.32%
Undergrad college 124 1.41% 56 0.64% 180 2.04%
Graduate or professional school 49 0.56% 46 0.52% 95 1.08%
Total 1,365 15.49% 334 3.79% 1,699 19.28%

Foster 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 Public Benefits Information Back to top
Foster Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,069 92.01%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 614 7.99%

Foster 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 856
Foster Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Foster Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Foster Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 895 10.16%
10-19 Years 1,042 11.83%
20-29 Years 952 10.81%
30-39 Years 1,506 17.09%
40-49 Years 1,516 17.21%
50-59 Years 1,004 11.40%
60-69 Years 895 10.16%
70-79 Years 673 7.64%
80-89 Years 291 3.30%
90+ Years 36 0.41%

Foster Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,801 54.49%
Color 1 Box Female 4,009 45.51%

Foster Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,987 90.66%
Color 1 Box African-American 483 5.48%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 239 2.71%
Color 2 Box Asian 52 0.59%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 27 0.31%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 19 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Foster Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,712 20.18%
2. Irish 1,174 13.84%
3. Italian 1,038 12.23%
4. Polish 823 9.70%
5. English 648 7.64%
6. United States Or American 430 5.07%
7. Slovak 398 4.69%
8. Dutch 352 4.15%
9. Swedish 340 4.01%
10. French Non-Basque 198 2.33%

Foster Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,024 95.49%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 193 2.30%
3. Hungarian 28 0.33%
4. Arabic 28 0.33%
5. Chinese 22 0.26%
6. Other Slavic 19 0.23%
7. Other Asian 18 0.21%
8. Polish 17 0.20%
9. German 14 0.17%
10. Italian 13 0.15%

Foster Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,673 98.46%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 101 1.15%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 35 0.40%

Foster 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 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.