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Forest City borough, Susquehanna County, PA

1,700 Population
0.9 square miles 1,858.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±6.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Susquehanna County: 48.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,627 ±$5,178 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Susquehanna County: $39,044 ±$1,257
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$58,125 ±$10,428 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Susquehanna County: $66,930 ±$2,314
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

20% ±7.5% (319  ±128) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Susquehanna County: 10.9% 4,146 (±1% / ±362)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

24.9 minutes ±9 (14,470  ±3,467) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Susquehanna County: 26.7 381,080 (±0.6 / ±14,607)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

741 ±97 Number of households
  • Susquehanna County: 15,639 ±269
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.2 ±0.1 (1,602  ±215) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Susquehanna County: 2.4 38,026 (±0 / ±8)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

5.7% ±4.6% (17  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Susquehanna County: 5.3% † 373 (±1.3% / ±89)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

924 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Susquehanna County: 21,335 ±76
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$138,500 ±$17,762 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Susquehanna County: $206,700 ±$5,395
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

13.7% ±5.8% (230  ±102.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Susquehanna County: 10% † 3,804 (±1.1% / ±420.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

92.4% ±18% (1,148  ±152.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Susquehanna County: 91.5% 26,165 (±2% / ±557.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
16.1% ±4.4% (200  ±62) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Susquehanna County: 19.8% 5,654 (±1.1% / ±301.5)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.8% ±2.8% (65  ±48) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Susquehanna County: 1.9% 720
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

7.5% ±3.9% (103  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Susquehanna County: 9.1% 2,817 (±0.6% / ±189)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
103 Total veterans ±55 100 Male ±55 3 Female ±4

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