Fostoria.
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Ohio·Seneca County
5 tracts·4K people·$87K median·556/mi²
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The median home value in Fostoria is $87,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Fostoria has 12,344 residents across 1 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 77.5% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black, 4.6% Multiracial, 0.9% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fostoria Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (43%); Fostoria Junior/Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $809/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fostoria is $54,151 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fostoria, median rent is $809/month and the median home value is $87,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fostoria reported 2.4 violent crimes and 11.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fostoria are ice storm (88), hail (87) and winter weather (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fostoria, 6.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).