County profile
Foster County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2686 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$309.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,421
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
138
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,212
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$87.8k±$10.9k
Bachelor's degree+
28.5%±5.6%
Poverty rate
8.8%±2.7%
Business applications
27 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
64.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing35%
Health care18%
Retail trade16%
Wholesale trade14%
Food & accommodation11%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,212
residents · 2025 · -5.1% since 2020
Income per capita $69.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−153
International migration+52
Natural change−69
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$238.3M2019
$268.8M2020
$315.7M2021
$370.6M2022
$359.7M2023
$309.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$167.5k±$27.5k
Median gross rent
$780/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±4.8%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
2 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
7.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 73Strong wind 68Cold wave 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2023
2172014
2322015
2062016
2212017
2252018
2302019
2352020
2532021
2492022
2962023
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -78% since 202192021
62022
22023
32024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.9 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
9.5 km
CPKC
Nearest port
426.8 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
60.7 km
JAMESTOWN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Foster?
Foster's economy produced $309.1M in 2024, contracting 14.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.