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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Forest City | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,290 | 4,182 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $69,205 | $70,548 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 9.7% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.2% | 27.8% | 64 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $143,500 | $217,900 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $720 | $1,074 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.9% | 3.8% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 6.0% | 8.7% | 18 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 21.7 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.8 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.8 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.2 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 14.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 35.0 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater, OH | 92 | 4,191 | — | $68,009 | 29.0% |
| Whitesboro, TX | 91 | 4,173 | — | $70,134 | 28.0% |
| Lowell, MI | 91 | 4,139 | — | $72,875 | 29.7% |
| West Reading, PA | 89 | 4,562 | — | $65,885 | 32.0% |
| Wayland, MI | 89 | 4,457 | — | $74,464 | 25.5% |
| Fairbury, IL | 88 | 3,713 | — | $70,962 | 29.3% |
| Berne, IN | 87 | 3,965 | — | $62,159 | 25.8% |
| Coopersville, MI | 87 | 4,848 | — | $67,131 | 26.3% |
| Parkesburg, PA | 87 | 3,937 | — | $76,250 | 27.5% |
| Mosinee, WI | 87 | 4,498 | — | $73,479 | 25.9% |