Forest City

Whatever your reason for traveling to Forest City, business or pleasure, recreation or research, Forest City offers a wide variety of activities to help you have a good time. There are regular events hosted by the city, including a Newcomers Open House to welcome new residents and help them to plug into the community.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Forest City	4,397	4,152	4,256	4,236

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	222
5-9	241
10-14	216
15-19	385
20-24	436
25-29	265
30-34	233
35-39	228
40-44	219
45-49	226
50-54	206
55-59	208
60-64	293
65-69	273
70-74	199
75-79	174
80-84	103
85+	129
18+	3,432
Median Age	38

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Forest City	2024
Total	4,256.00
White Alone	85.22%
Black Alone	4.11%
American Indian Alone	0.31%
Asian Alone	2.07%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.12%
Some Other Race	2.63%
Two or More Races	5.55%
Hispanic Origin	6.98%
Diversity Index	36.30

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Forest City	2024 - 2029
Population	-0.09%
Households	0.04%
Families	-0.31%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	1,703	1,687	1,711	1,714
Housing Units	1,820	1,910	1,906	1,894
Owner Occupied Units			1,190	1,206
Renter Occupied Units			521	508
Vacant Units			195	180

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Forest City	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$150,708	$161,869
Average Home Value	$189,769	$201,513
<$50,000	51	45
$50,000 - $99,999	271	253
$100,000 - $149,999	270	258
$150,000 - $199,999	212	198
$200,000 - $249,999	59	61
$250,000 - $299,999	112	134
$300,000 - $399,999	190	230
$400,000 - $499,999	9	11
$500,000 - $749,999	2	0
$1,000,000 +	14	16

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	64
2000-2009	94
1990-1999	131
1980-1989	160
1970-1979	483
1960-1969	278
1950-1959	187
1940-1949	62
1939 or Before	377

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Forest City	2024	2029
Median Household	$58,134	$62,554
Average Household	$82,121	$92,541
Per Capita	$33,081	$37,512

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Forest City	2024
<$15,000	169
$15,000 - $24,999	78
$25,000 - $34,999	122
$35,000 - $49,999	303
$50,000 - $74,999	423
$75,000 - $99,999	221
$100,000 - $149,999	232
$150,000 - $199,999	71
$200,000+	92

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	2,241
In-County Residents	1,447
Out-of-County Residents	788
Drive Alone	1,708
Carpooled	242
Public Transport	18
Work at Home	119
Motorcycle	8
Bicycle	0
Walked	122
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	427
5-9 minutes	716
10-14 minutes	298
15-19 minutes	140
20-24 minutes	150
25-29 minutes	36
30-34 minutes	130
35-39 minutes	107
40-44 minutes	30
45-59 minutes	29
60-89 minutes	24
90+ minutes	35
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,476
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	5
Mining	0
Utilities	6
Construction	117
Manufacturing	225
Wholesale Trade	181

Retail Trade	311
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	58
Furn & Home Furnish Str	2
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	20
Food & Beverage Stores	157
Health/Pers Care Stores	19
Gasoline Stations	19
Clothing/Accessory Store	9
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	7
General Merchandise Str	20

Transportation/Warehouse	44
Information	27

Finance & Insurance	111
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	60
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	8
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	43

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	37
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	57
Legal Services	19
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	13
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	4
Educational Services	306
HealthCare/Social Assist	370
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	89

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	122
Accommodation	4
Food Srv/Drinking Places	118

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	269
Auto Repair/Maintenance	153
Public Administration Emp	176

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Forest City	2024
<9th Grade	37
Some High School	120
GED	142
Graduated High School	630
Some College/No Degree	460
Associates Degree	554
Bachelor's Degree	523
Graduate Degree	290

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	276
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	2
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	1
Construction Bus	16
Manufacturing Bus	8
Wholesale Trade Bus	6

Retail Trade Bus	36
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	7
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	4
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	5
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	3
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	5
General Merchandise Str Bus	4

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	8
Information Bus	7

Finance & Insurance Bus	16
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	3
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	9

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	12
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	22
Legal Services Bus	7
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	2
Educational Services Bus	11
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	32
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	8

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	17
Accommodation Bus	3
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	14

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	35
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	3
Public Administration Bus	30

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Forest City

Population

Population

Population by Age

Population by Race

Growth Rate

Housing

Households

Home Value

Housing Year Built

Income

Income

Household Income

Employees

Commute

Employees by NAICS

Educational Attainment (25+)

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

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