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Forest City, NC Micro Area

65,507 Population
565.4 square miles 115.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,017 ±$1,954 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$47,557 ±$5,499 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.8% ±3.3% (8,851  ±2,146) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.3 minutes ±1.2 (645,165  ±40,126) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

26,805 ±1,193 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (64,156  ±68) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±2.7% (778  ±383) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

32,967 ±32 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$207,900 ±$17,256 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.2% ±2.8% (6,630  ±1,833.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.9% ±5.7% (41,452  ±2,760.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
20.9% ±2.9% (9,961  ±1,377) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

3.6% (2,351  ±532) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±1.9% (3,674  ±1,004) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,674 Total veterans ±1,004 3,204 Male ±913 470 Female ±298

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