
Oklahoma · Census place 27500
Foster, OK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Foster, Oklahoma (Foster, OK — Census place “Foster town”) is 229 residents, ranking #514 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $71,683, the median home is worth $226,900 and median gross rent runs $900 a month. Looking for the Foster Oklahoma ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Foster, OK: 73433, 73434.
- Population
- 229Foster town residents
- Median household income
- $71,683Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $900Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.4%Owner-occupied households
Foster ZIP codes (Oklahoma)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Foster.
The Foster OK ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Foster town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Foster town median would spend about 15.1% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 88.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Foster town, OK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Foster town is a very small community in Oklahoma, with 229 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #514 of 846 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 37.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Foster town earn a median of $71,683 a year, 8.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 34% above the $53,500 median for the 240 Oklahoma cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Foster town is valued at $226,900, 25.2% below the national figure and 80% above the $125,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $900 a month, 36% below the national figure, or roughly $10,800 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 88.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 229 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Foster town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oklahoma.
- Bray town 1,002
- Shady Point town 1,010
- Medford city 1,014
- Fairfax town 1,018
- Burneyville CDP 1,030
- Mounds town 1,031
- Sperry town 1,033
- Laverne town 1,050
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Foster town?
- Foster town has 229 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #514 of 846 in Oklahoma.
- What is the median household income in Foster town?
- Median household income in Foster town is $71,683 a year, 8.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Foster town?
- Median gross rent is $900 a month and the median home value is $226,900, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
- Is Foster town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Foster town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Foster town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.