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Forest City, FL

15,312 Population
4.3 square miles 3,562.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Economics

$44,479 ±$4,509 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: $40,221 ±$393
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
$85,606 ±$6,010 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: $78,533 ±$807
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284

9.5% ±4.2% (1,420  ±642) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 11.7% 319,657 (±0.3% / ±8,799)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)

27.3 minutes ±1 (195,735  ±26,036) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 29.2 33,186,536 (±0.2 / ±342,147)
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)

Families

5,532 ±455 Number of households
  • the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 1,022,315 ±3,696
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
2.7 ±0.3 (15,011  ±1,165) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 2.7 2,743,741 (±0 / ±516)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310

1.6% ±1.2% (68  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 4.4% 30,873 (±0.3% / ±2,132)
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)

Housing

5,891 ±488 Number of housing units
  • the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 1,145,360 ±262
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942

$369,900 ±$20,805 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: $369,800 ±$2,229
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930

12.5% ±3.5% (1,910  ±558.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 14.4% 399,306 (±0.4% / ±10,820.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)

Social

93.6% ±3.7% (10,394  ±944.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 91.1% 1,773,416 (±0.7% / ±13,623.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
39.4% ±4.4% (4,380  ±603.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 36.7% 714,102 (±0.5% / ±8,770.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)

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

17.3% ±3.7% (2,641  ±600) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 21.1% 588,966
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727

4.8% ±1.4% (584  ±170) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area: 6.3% 137,755 (±0.2% / ±3,291)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
584 Total veterans ±170 504 Male ±148 80 Female ±84

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