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Forest City, North Carolina

Forest City town, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townLower incomeRutherford County · 8.8 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Forest CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population7,3637,38745
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$35,524$39,6959
Poverty rate32.1%28.8%82
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%14.1%55
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$160,800$152,70064
Median gross rent$813$82627
Housing vacancy rate19.6%13.4%91
Worked from home6.0%5.0%55
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 · Rutherford County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars14.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.7US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services4.2US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services12.5US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care11.4US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation2.5US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation4.0US 2.1above US rate
Construction21.4US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Savannah, TN927,412$39,71212.6%
Scottsburg, IN917,362$38,57812.9%
Perry, FL907,068$40,89817.3%
Arcadia, FL897,707$39,67711.3%
Seminole, OK887,194$39,12114.3%
Ripley, TN887,658$37,43216.3%
Selma, NC886,817$41,36813.8%
Kosciusko, MS876,933$40,08519.4%
Quincy, FL877,942$32,12519.3%
Belen, NM877,450$42,62713.6%