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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Forest Lake | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,729 | 21,341 | 27 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $92,944 | $88,945 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 7.0% | 8.6% | 18 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.4% | 35.8% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $393,500 | $336,300 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,421 | $1,541 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.0% | 3.9% | 64 | ||
| Worked from home | 17.7% | 15.0% | 73 |
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Forest LakePeer median
| 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 | 16.0 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.3 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 32.5 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 19.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.8 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 25.8 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomita, CA | 93 | 20,225 | — | $93,810 | 36.0% |
| Snellville, GA | 92 | 21,620 | — | $89,896 | 36.2% |
| Westminster, MD | 90 | 20,445 | — | $86,219 | 36.3% |
| Elmwood Park, NJ | 90 | 21,412 | — | $101,740 | 35.1% |
| Acworth, GA | 88 | 22,473 | — | $83,539 | 33.9% |
| Howard, WI | 87 | 21,087 | — | $85,477 | 35.8% |
| Crystal, MN | 86 | 22,476 | — | $92,513 | 37.1% |
| Hastings, MN | 86 | 22,117 | — | $93,998 | 30.9% |
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | 85 | 21,269 | — | $82,002 | 35.9% |
| South St. Paul, MN | 84 | 20,611 | — | $87,994 | 32.5% |