How many renters in Foster, RI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Foster, RI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.8% (±30.6 points) of renting households in Foster, RI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.8% (±30.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.9% (±27.6 points)
Median share of income: 37.4% (±21.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Foster

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Foster	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Less than 15%	11.4% (±18.3 points)	12.6%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±33.8 points)	13.3%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.8% (±23.3 points)	14.2%	14.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±33.8 points)	12.6%	12.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.9% (±13.2 points)	10.3%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	57.9% (±27.6 points)	37.0%	37.8%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Foster against Providence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Foster	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.8% (±30.6 points)	47.3% (±1.5 points)	47.9% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.9% (±27.6 points)	37.0% (±1.3 points)	37.8% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.4% (±21.4 points)	28.9% (±0.5 points)	29.2% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$54,231 (±$37,930)	$48,754 (±$1,799)	$50,251 (±$1,401)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,509 (±$556)	$1,312 (±$21)	$1,342 (±$19)	$1,413

In Foster, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Providence County (47.3%).

It is not measurably different from Rhode Island (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Providence County, Foster ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 3 of 39.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Foster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Foster
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Foster	—	65.8% (±30.6 points)	—
Scituate	5.5 mi	59.6% (±25.0 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	6.5 mi	42.8% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Coventry	7.3 mi	51.4% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling	7.4 mi	32.0% (±21.9 points)	Not measurably different
Glocester	7.7 mi	64.5% (±35.7 points)	Not measurably different
Moosup	8.8 mi	53.6% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
East Brooklyn	8.8 mi	51.5% (±35.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chepachet	9.2 mi	91.6% (±39.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Foster	65.8% (±30.6 points)
2	Glocester	64.5% (±35.7 points)
3	Scituate	59.6% (±25.0 points)
4	Smithfield	57.1% (±13.2 points)
5	Central Falls	56.7% (±8.1 points)
6	East Providence	48.5% (±6.2 points)
7	Providence	48.0% (±2.9 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Providence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Foster

Are renters in Foster rent-burdened?

65.8% of renting households in Foster pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Foster spend on rent?

The median renting household in Foster, RI spends 37.4% (±21.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Foster town, Providence County, Rhode Island (county subdivision:27460, in state:44 county:007).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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