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Forest City, Iowa

Forest City city, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townWinnebago County · 4.6 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Forest CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population4,2904,18255
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$69,205$70,54836
Poverty rate12.4%9.7%64
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%27.8%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$143,500$217,9000
Median gross rent$720$1,0740
Housing vacancy rate6.9%3.8%73
Worked from home6.0%8.7%18
Population, 2012–2024
Forest CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Forest CityPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer 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
Establishment density · Winnebago County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars21.7US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail3.8US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services3.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services13.2US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care14.2US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation4.7US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation0.0US 2.1below US rate
Construction35.0US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Coldwater, OH924,191$68,00929.0%
Whitesboro, TX914,173$70,13428.0%
Lowell, MI914,139$72,87529.7%
West Reading, PA894,562$65,88532.0%
Wayland, MI894,457$74,46425.5%
Fairbury, IL883,713$70,96229.3%
Berne, IN873,965$62,15925.8%
Coopersville, MI874,848$67,13126.3%
Parkesburg, PA873,937$76,25027.5%
Mosinee, WI874,498$73,47925.9%