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Foster

United States · GDP 2024
#2686 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$309.1M
GDP growth
-14.1%
Jobs tracked
1,421
Employers
138
Avg. wage
$54.6k
Population
3,212
Labor & formation
Unemployment
1.6%
Median HH income
$87.8k±$10.9k
Business applications
27 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
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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
$238.3M
2019
$268.8M
2020
$315.7M
2021
$370.6M
2022
$359.7M
2023
$309.1M
2024

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
2 (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
217
2014
232
2015
206
2016
221
2017
225
2018
230
2019
235
2020
253
2021
249
2022
296
2023

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
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Harrison$308.8MMonroe$309.4MOuray$309.4MLong$308.5MMontmorency$309.8MLewis$308.3M
The read

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.
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