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Forest Acres, SC

10,530 Population
4.6 square miles 2,273.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,339 ±$4,714 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $37,960 ±$573
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,306 ±$11,068 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $68,359 ±$1,206
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±2% (857  ±212) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 14.5% 118,970 (±0.6% / ±4,774)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.8 minutes ±2.3 (91,280  ±12,673) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 25 8,919,745 (±0.4 / ±157,507)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,972 ±275 Number of households
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 339,601 ±1,746
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (10,484  ±60) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 2.4 818,292 (±0 / ±287)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±3.8% (142  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5% 10,488 (±0.5% / ±1,005)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,465 ±348 Number of housing units
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 378,275 ±187
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$279,300 ±$22,109 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $232,400 ±$2,353
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±3% (1,245  ±313.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 15.1% 127,232 (±0.6% / ±4,834.2)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±5.6% (7,162  ±530.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 91.4% 518,545 (±1.1% / ±6,115.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
62% ±4.3% (4,633  ±384.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 35.4% 200,603 (±0.7% / ±3,889.5)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • more than 1.5 times 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% ±1.1% (319  ±117) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.8% 49,166
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±2.4% (627  ±197) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 9.3% 60,825 (±0.3% / ±1,841)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
627 Total veterans ±197 607 Male ±197 20 Female ±33

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