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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Forest City | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,363 | 7,387 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $35,524 | $39,695 | 9 | ||
| Poverty rate | 32.1% | 28.8% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.7% | 14.1% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $160,800 | $152,700 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $813 | $826 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 19.6% | 13.4% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 6.0% | 5.0% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
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| 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 | 14.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.7 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.2 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 12.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 11.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 4.0 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 21.4 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah, TN | 92 | 7,412 | — | $39,712 | 12.6% |
| Scottsburg, IN | 91 | 7,362 | — | $38,578 | 12.9% |
| Perry, FL | 90 | 7,068 | — | $40,898 | 17.3% |
| Arcadia, FL | 89 | 7,707 | — | $39,677 | 11.3% |
| Seminole, OK | 88 | 7,194 | — | $39,121 | 14.3% |
| Ripley, TN | 88 | 7,658 | — | $37,432 | 16.3% |
| Selma, NC | 88 | 6,817 | — | $41,368 | 13.8% |
| Kosciusko, MS | 87 | 6,933 | — | $40,085 | 19.4% |
| Quincy, FL | 87 | 7,942 | — | $32,125 | 19.3% |
| Belen, NM | 87 | 7,450 | — | $42,627 | 13.6% |