What percentage of people rent in Foster, RI?

Name: Renters and owners in Foster, RI, 2020–2024
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8.6% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Foster, RI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 130 renting households against 1,373 that own their home.

In Foster, the share of households that rent went from 14.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.6% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 130 (±60)
Median renter income: $54,231 (±$37,930)

Who rents and who owns in Foster

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Foster	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.6% (±3.8 points)	43.1% (±0.8 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	130 (±60)	111,642 (±2,290)	160,568 (±2,793)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,373 (±125)	147,568 (±2,227)	281,002 (±2,853)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.9)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,231 (±$37,930)	$48,754 (±$1,799)	$50,251 (±$1,401)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,864 (±$14,087)	$108,867 (±$2,210)	$115,286 (±$1,632)	$100,009

In Foster, the renter share is lower than in Providence County (43.1%).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island (36.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Providence County, Foster ranks 16 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 39.

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

How renting in Foster has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	14.7% (±6.7 points)	8.6% (±3.8 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$860 (±$248)	$1,509 (±$556)	+75.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$89,844 (±$16,324)	$113,646 (±$18,117)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Foster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Foster
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Foster	—	8.6% (±3.8 points)	—
Scituate	5.5 mi	12.7% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	6.5 mi	28.4% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Coventry	7.3 mi	18.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Sterling	7.4 mi	18.9% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Glocester	7.7 mi	9.0% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Moosup	8.8 mi	27.5% (±9.4 points)	Higher
East Brooklyn	8.8 mi	26.3% (±11.9 points)	Higher
Chepachet	9.2 mi	12.4% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Killingly, CT (28.4%), Coventry, RI (18.0%), Sterling, CT (18.9%).

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

Households that rent across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Cumberland	23.7% (±2.9 points)
11	North Smithfield	22.1% (±5.6 points)
12 (tie)	Burrillville	18.4% (±4.7 points)
12 (tie)	Smithfield	18.4% (±4.1 points)
14	Scituate	12.7% (±4.1 points)
15	Glocester	9.0% (±4.2 points)
16	Foster	8.6% (±3.8 points)

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Foster

How many renters are there in Foster?

Foster has an estimated 130 (±60) renting households, 8.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Foster?

In Foster, the share of households that rent went from 14.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Foster?

A renting household in Foster has 2.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Foster?

The median renting household in Foster, RI has an income of $54,231 (±$37,930) a year, against $115,864 for households that own their home.

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).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.