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Forest City borough, Susquehanna County, PA

1,770 Population
0.9 square miles 1,935.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±5.3 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 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,533 ±$4,173 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Susquehanna County: $39,983 ±$1,689
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,404 ±$11,815 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Susquehanna County: $68,487 ±$2,246
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.9% ±8.2% (283  ±141) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Susquehanna County: 11.4% 4,315 (±0.9% / ±355)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±6.8 (15,380  ±2,876) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Susquehanna County: 26.9 378,075 (±0.7 / ±15,713)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

773 ±97 Number of households
  • Susquehanna County: 15,517 ±250
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.4 (1,681  ±197) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Susquehanna County: 2.4 37,894 (±0 / ±7)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±3.5% (13  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Susquehanna County: 6.1% † 425 (±1.3% / ±93)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

934 ±101 Number of housing units
  • Susquehanna County: 21,348 ±49
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,900 ±$15,574 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Susquehanna County: $216,400 ±$6,105
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.3% ±7% (268  ±126.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Susquehanna County: 9.6% † 3,632 (±1.3% / ±473.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.2% ±6.8% (1,193  ±160.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Susquehanna County: 91% 25,945 (±2% / ±566.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±4.7% (199  ±64.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Susquehanna County: 19.5% 5,547 (±1.1% / ±305.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.6% ±2.9% (64  ±51) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Susquehanna County: 2% 753
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.7% (83  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Susquehanna County: 8.5% 2,638 (±0.6% / ±190)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
83 Total veterans ±40 80 Male ±40 3 Female ±5

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