Population: 4,274. Estimated population in July 2020: 4,505 (+5.4% change)
Males: 2,133 (49.9%), Females: 2,141 (50.1%)
Providence County
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $59,673
Median house value: $143,600
Races in Foster:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (21.7%), Irish (21.3%), Italian (20.2%), French (15.2%), German (8.5%), Polish (7.3%).
Elevation: 711 feet
Population
For population 25 years and over in Foster
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Foster town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 65.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 5.5%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-1.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Foster:
- DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PUTNAM, CT)
- HUBBARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WEBSTER, MA)
- REHAB HOSP OF R I (about 18 miles; NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Foster:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 26 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 30 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 42 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Foster:
- DANIELSON (about 11 miles; DANIELSON, CT; Abbreviation: 5B3)
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 20 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; Abbreviation: SFZ)
- OXFORD (about 22 miles; OXFORD, MA; Abbreviation: 43M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foster:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 6,208)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 24 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 24 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,419)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; Providence, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 25 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
Public primary/middle school in Foster:
- CAPT. ISAAC PAINE SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 160 FOSTER CENTER ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Libraries in Foster:
- FOSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $90,176; Location: 184 HOWARD HILL ROAD; 17,563 books; 920 audio materials; 1,809 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)
- TYLER FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $77,173; Location: 81 A MOOSUP VALLEY ROAD; 14,424 books; 381 audio materials; 1,397 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)