Ohio · Census place 28014
Fostoria city, OH
Quick answer
Fostoria city has 12,671 residents, ranking #150 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $52,943, the median home is worth $81,500 and median gross rent runs $759 a month.
- Population
- 12,671Fostoria city residents
- Median household income
- $52,943Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $759Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fostoria city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fostoria city median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 66.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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