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Moving to Fostoria, Ohio

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Population: 13,931. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,395 (-3.8% change)
Males: 6,612 (47.5%), Females: 7,319 (52.5%)

Seneca County

Zip code: 44830

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $31,166
Median house value: $62,100

Population by Race

Races in Fostoria:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
  • Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Black (5.7%)
  • Other race (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (33.3%), Irish (9.7%), English (7.7%), United States (6.6%), French (2.8%), Italian (2.4%).

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fostoria

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fostoria city

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 47.2%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

2.0% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -804 (-5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fostoria:

  • FOSTORIA CITY HOSPITAL (501 VAN BUREN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fostoria:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fostoria:

  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 40 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TOL)
  • MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 68 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: MFD)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 72 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fostoria:

  • FOSTORIA METROPOLITAN (about 3 miles; FOSTORIA, OH; Abbreviation: FZI)
  • SENECA COUNTY (about 16 miles; TIFFIN, OH; Abbreviation: 16G)
  • PRIEBE (about 19 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Abbreviation: 7D5)

Amtrak station:
FOSTORIA (500 S. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fostoria:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 19 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 38 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 38 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; Full-time enrollment: 17,476)
  • ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,404)

Schools

Public high school in Fostoria:

  • FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location: 1001 PARK AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Fostoria:

  • ST WENDELIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 533 N COUNTYLINE ST; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fostoria:

  • FOSTORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 1202 H L FORD DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 1324 WALNUT ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: 619 SANDUSKY ST; Grades: PK – 01)
  • FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 127 W 6TH ST; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • LAKOTA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 8351 W COUNTY ROAD 28; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Fostoria:

  • ST WENDELIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: PO BOX 836 300 N WOOD ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Fostoria:

  • KAUBISCH MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $947,553; Location: 205 PERRY ST.; 75,911 books; 3,938 audio materials; 3,698 video materials; 316 serial subscriptions)

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