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	2025	2030
Forest City	4,394	4,152	4,303	4,253

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	222
5-9	231
10-14	223
15-19	380
20-24	433
25-29	285
30-34	215
35-39	226
40-44	229
45-49	246
50-54	209
55-59	208
60-64	279
65-69	273
70-74	218
75-79	180
80-84	110
85+	136
18+	3,487
Median Age	39

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Population by Race

Forest City	2025
Total	4,303.00
White Alone	84.62%
Black Alone	4.37%
American Indian Alone	0.37%
Asian Alone	1.98%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.12%
Some Other Race	2.65%
Two or More Races	5.9%
Hispanic Origin	7.13%
Diversity Index	37.30

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Growth Rate

Forest City	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.23%
Households	-0.30%
Families	-0.42%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	1,702	1,687	1,695	1,670
Housing Units	1,820	1,910	1,891	1,888
Owner Occupied Units			1,174	1,171
Renter Occupied Units			521	499
Vacant Units			196	218

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Home Value

Forest City	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$162,931	$169,018
Average Home Value	$203,967	$205,241
<$50,000	41	33
$50,000 - $99,999	219	216
$100,000 - $149,999	252	230
$150,000 - $199,999	215	199
$200,000 - $249,999	109	116
$250,000 - $299,999	92	101
$300,000 - $399,999	193	237
$400,000 - $499,999	30	26
$500,000 - $749,999	10	8
$1,000,000 +	12	5

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	69
2000-2009	127
1990-1999	105
1980-1989	109
1970-1979	402
1960-1969	259
1950-1959	207
1940-1949	47
1939 or Before	428

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Income

Forest City	2025	2030
Median Household	$59,355	$64,405
Average Household	$87,757	$94,759
Per Capita	$34,772	$37,414

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Household Income

Forest City	2025
<$15,000	146
$15,000 - $24,999	95
$25,000 - $34,999	155
$35,000 - $49,999	226
$50,000 - $74,999	398
$75,000 - $99,999	240
$100,000 - $149,999	224
$150,000 - $199,999	93
$200,000+	118

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	2,181
In-County Residents	1,418
Out-of-County Residents	748
Drive Alone	1,716
Carpooled	209
Public Transport	3
Work at Home	130
Motorcycle	9
Bicycle	0
Walked	80
Other	17
Less than 5 minutes	453
5-9 minutes	731
10-14 minutes	244
15-19 minutes	151
20-24 minutes	138
25-29 minutes	31
30-34 minutes	107
35-39 minutes	119
40-44 minutes	31
45-59 minutes	7
60-89 minutes	10
90+ minutes	29
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,705
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	5
Mining	0
Utilities	6
Construction	102
Manufacturing	343
Wholesale Trade	190

Retail Trade	331
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	60
Furn & Home Furnish Str	2
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	20
Food & Beverage Stores	187
Health/Pers Care Stores	11
Gasoline Stations	18
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	8
General Merchandise Str	19

Transportation/Warehouse	36
Information	34

Finance & Insurance	119
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	62
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	10
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	47

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	38
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	64
Legal Services	22
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	22
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	4
Educational Services	355
HealthCare/Social Assist	389
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	107

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	131
Accommodation	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places	122

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	265
Auto Repair/Maintenance	155
Public Administration Emp	159

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Educational Attainment (25+)

Forest City	2025
<9th Grade	35
Some High School	116
GED	118
Graduated High School	625
Some College/No Degree	566
Associates Degree	636
Bachelor's Degree	464
Graduate Degree	254

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	278
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	34
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	2
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	4
General Merchandise Str Bus	4

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	8
Information Bus	9

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	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	21
Legal Services Bus	7
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	2
Educational Services Bus	12
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	33
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	9

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	4
Public Administration Bus	29

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

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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