Fostoria

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Fostoria	235	256	205	205

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	13
5-9	13
10-14	19
15-19	9
20-24	9
25-29	6
30-34	5
35-39	16
40-44	12
45-49	11
50-54	17
55-59	10
60-64	21
65-69	21
70-74	10
75-79	9
80-84	4
85+	0
18+	155
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Fostoria	2025
Total	205.00
White Alone	91.22%
Black Alone	0.98%
American Indian Alone	0.98%
Asian Alone	0.49%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	1.46%
Two or More Races	4.88%
Hispanic Origin	4.39%
Diversity Index	23.50

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Fostoria	2025 - 2030
Population	0.00%
Households	0.00%
Families	3.34%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	96	97	96	96
Housing Units	98	106	110	110
Owner Occupied Units			79	83
Renter Occupied Units			17	13
Vacant Units			14	14

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Fostoria	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$267,308	$307,500
Average Home Value	$299,241	$340,843
<$50,000	6	5
$50,000 - $99,999	5	2
$100,000 - $149,999	8	8
$150,000 - $199,999	9	10
$200,000 - $249,999	7	5
$250,000 - $299,999	13	10
$300,000 - $399,999	15	20
$400,000 - $499,999	7	9
$500,000 - $749,999	4	8
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	0
2000-2009	7
1990-1999	1
1980-1989	0
1970-1979	12
1960-1969	24
1950-1959	11
1940-1949	12
1939 or Before	40

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Fostoria	2025	2030
Median Household	$87,866	$95,602
Average Household	$93,429	$103,688
Per Capita	$43,788	$48,592

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Fostoria	2025
<$15,000	3
$15,000 - $24,999	5
$25,000 - $34,999	5
$35,000 - $49,999	10
$50,000 - $74,999	13
$75,000 - $99,999	20
$100,000 - $149,999	28
$150,000 - $199,999	9
$200,000+	3

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	124
In-County Residents	70
Out-of-County Residents	54
Drive Alone	103
Carpooled	20
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	0
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	1
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	0
5-9 minutes	14
10-14 minutes	32
15-19 minutes	34
20-24 minutes	12
25-29 minutes	2
30-34 minutes	15
35-39 minutes	8
40-44 minutes	0
45-59 minutes	0
60-89 minutes	7
90+ minutes	0
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	91
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	2
Manufacturing	0
Wholesale Trade	6

Retail Trade	14
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	2
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	0
Food & Beverage Stores	10
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	0
General Merchandise Str	2

Transportation/Warehouse	2
Information	0

Finance & Insurance	8
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	8
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	0
Legal Services	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	11
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	0
Educational Services	0
HealthCare/Social Assist	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	1

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	0
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	0

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	0
Auto Repair/Maintenance	0
Public Administration Emp	47

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Fostoria	2025
<9th Grade	3
Some High School	3
GED	2
Graduated High School	46
Some College/No Degree	30
Associates Degree	30
Bachelor's Degree	22
Graduate Degree	6

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	12
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	1
Manufacturing Bus	0
Wholesale Trade Bus	1

Retail Trade Bus	3
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	1
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	0
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	1
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	0
General Merchandise Str Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	1
Information Bus	0

Finance & Insurance Bus	1
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	1
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	0
Legal Services Bus	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	0
Educational Services Bus	0
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	1

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	0
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	0

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	0
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	0
Public Administration Bus	2

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing