COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fostoria vs Flint
PLACE A
Fostoria, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Flint, Michigan
Fostoria is 99% smaller than Flint. Fostoria earns more, with a median household income $59,788 higher. Fostoria has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -21%).
FOSTORIAFLINTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,05079,306−99% vs Flint
Population density2622,372−2,110
Population growth-4.3%-20.7%+16.4 pts
Median age44.836.9+7.9
Male44.8%50.1%−5.3 pts
Female55.2%49.9%+5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.2%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%33.4%+58.9 pts
Black0.0%55.3%−55.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%4.5%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other4.1%6.1%−2.0 pts
Median household income$97,434$37,646+$59,788
Per capita income$38,644$21,720+$16,924
Poverty rate8.2%34.1%−25.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%14.2%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%14.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation61.4%54.5%+7.0 pts
Median home value$123,300$53,500+$69,800
Median gross rent$1,007$915+$92
Owner-occupied90.7%53.8%+36.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%19.7%−18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households65.7%52.0%+13.7 pts
Average commute36.422.7+13.7
Worked from home7.6%8.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work3.1%3.4%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.6%5.4%+7.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024