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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $860 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Foster County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Cities in this county include: Carrington
, Glenfield
, McHenry
, Grace City
.
Neighboring
counties: Eddy County
, Griggs County
, Stutsman County
, Wells County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Foster County: Millers
Spur
(A),
Carrington Water Works
(B)
Churches in Foster County include: Pleasant
Valley Church
(A),
James River Church
(B),
Kvernes Church
(C),
Saint Johns Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Barlow
Cemetery
(1),
Eastman Cemetery
(2),
Grace City Cemetery
(3),
Brethren Cemetery
(4),
Glenfield Cemetery
(5),
Longview Cemetery
(6),
Calvary Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Stony
Lake
(A),
Jack Lake
(B),
Dry Lake
(C),
Russell Lake
(D),
Juanita Lake
(E),
George, Lake
(F),
Blue Cloud Lake
(G),
Niccum Reservoir
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scotts
Slough
(A),
Little Pipestem Creek
(B),
Kelly Creek
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.7% | | North
Dakota: |
2.6% |
Current college students: 77
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Foster
County: |
1.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 15
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 8
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 20
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Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,330
- One,
attached: 38
- Two:
36
- 3
or 4: 133
- 5
to 9: 62
- 10
to 19: 44
- 20
or more: 4
- Mobile
homes: 146
Housing units in Foster County with a mortgage: 370 (29 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 493 Agriculture
in Foster County
Average size of farms: 1239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $128531
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.69
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $122448
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.16%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118200
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.68
Corn for grain: 8744 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 73592 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 43281 harvested acresFoster
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Food
(14%)
- Construction
(7%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Social
assistance (8%)
- Food
(7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered
nurses (6%)
- Child
care workers (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Financial
clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(27%)
- Other
Northern Europe (16%)
- Germany
(14%)
- Mexico
(14%)
- Australia
(9%)
- Brazil
(7%)
- Hong
Kong (5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Foster County:
|
- German
(43%)
- Norwegian
(31%)
- Irish
(5%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Swedish
(2%)
- Danish
(2%)
- English
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,255 (72%)
- Carpooled:
172 (10%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Walked:
149 (9%)
- Other
means: 8 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 159 (9%)
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People
in group quarters in Foster County, North Dakota
- 75
people in nursing homes
- 6
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2
people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,759.
6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,833 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.10% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.50% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($22,357 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($5,476 average AGI)
| Foster
County: |
1.60% | | North
Dakota average: | 3.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Stutsman County, ND
|
0.87% ($20,583 average AGI) |
| from
Wells County, ND
|
0.73% ($33,100) |
6.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,874 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.84% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($23,526 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($10,347 average AGI)
| Foster
County: |
2.38% | | North
Dakota average: | 4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cass County, ND
|
1.30% ($46,167 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Births
per 1000 population in Foster County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Foster County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Foster County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 816 (772 aged, 44 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,666
- In
family households: 3,104 (880 male householders, 169 female householders)
883
spouses, 1,087 children (1,010 natural, 38 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 562 (233 male householders (197 living alone)), 269 female householders (267 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 93 (84 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 515 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 195 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 464 1-person, 30 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 5 5-persons.
828 married couples with children.
125 single-parent households (34 men, 91 women).
95.9% of residents of Foster County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $49,160,000 ($14078 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,251,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,342,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,536,000
Federal grants: $16,870,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,104,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,058,000 ($610,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $330,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,945,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,193,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 190
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 64
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 315
| Here: |
88 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +11
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -54
| Here: |
-15 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-29 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Foster County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 13
- 1995
to 1998: 31
- 1990
to 1994: 68
- 1980
to 1989: 153
- 1970
to 1979: 435
- 1960
to 1969: 249
- 1950
to 1959: 184
- 1940
to 1949: 119
- 1939
or earlier: 541
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Foster County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 8
- 3
rooms: 16
- 4
rooms: 87
- 5
rooms: 263
- 6
rooms: 221
- 7
rooms: 214
- 8
rooms: 167
- 9
or more rooms: 168
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Foster County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 18
- 3
rooms: 60
- 4
rooms: 129
- 5
rooms: 71
- 6
rooms: 53
- 7
rooms: 33
- 8
rooms: 13
- 9
or more rooms: 15
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Foster County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 30
- 2
bedrooms: 243
- 3
bedrooms: 530
- 4
bedrooms: 275
- 5
or more bedrooms: 66
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Foster County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 76
- 2
bedrooms: 187
- 3
bedrooms: 91
- 4
bedrooms: 24
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Foster County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 25
- 1
vehicle: 234
- 2
vehicles: 516
- 3
vehicles: 279
- 4
vehicles: 78
- 5
or more vehicles: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Foster County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 55
- 1
vehicle: 203
- 2
vehicles: 86
- 3
vehicles: 38
- 4
vehicles: 7
- 5
or more vehicles: 7
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62% of Foster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in North Dakota.
| Foster
County: |
61.6% | | State
average: |
57.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3138
- Northeast:
14
- Midwest:
369
- South:
47
- West:
112
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (54%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(44%)
- Utility
gas (27%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Other
fuel (6%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: |
1.9% | | North
Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: |
2.1% | | North
Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 17
| Here: |
29.8% | | North
Dakota: |
10.5% |
Foster
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $31,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $227,000
General Public Buildings: $42,000
Parks & Recreation: $19,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $332,000
Natural Resources - Other: $232,000
General - Other: $175,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
Health Services - Other: $155,000
Welfare - Other: $132,000
Central Staff Services: $102,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $86,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $48,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $29,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $36,000
Regular Highways: $30,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $142,000
Public Welfare: $18,000
General Support: $2,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $50,000
General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,300,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $271,000
General Support: $156,000
Health & Hospitals: $53,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
All Other: $12,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,197,000
NEC: $12,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $633,000
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