Forest City, NC Demographic Data
Forest City, NC Summary
Forest City is located in Rutherford County in North Carolina
- Population: 7,480
- Area: 8.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 896.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 992.78 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forest City, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,082
56%
50.8
Male
3,274
45%
49.2
Total Population
7,356
323,128,000
Forest City, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
477
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
562
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
727
9.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
571
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
633
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
844
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
706
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
962
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
290
3.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
411
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
622
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
413
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
138
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,139
69.9%
77.2
Female
2,965
57.7%
51.3
Male
2,174
42.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,958
67.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,407
19.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,173
15.9%
15.2
Female
782
66.7%
55.8
Male
391
33.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Forest City, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,289
99.1%
96.8
White
4,442
60.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,242
30.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.1%
0.8
Asian
30
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
18
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
12
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
566
7.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
67
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
920
12.5%
17.8
Mexican
614
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
93
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
213
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,436
87.5%
82.2
Forest City, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
402
9.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
694
15.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,333
30.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
858
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
469
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
344
7.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
286
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,096
25.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,290
75.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
630
14.3%
31.2
Forest City, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,073
37.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,984
35.5%
47.5
Divorced
610
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
321
5.7%
2.0
Widowed
602
10.8
5.8%
Forest City, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,369
92.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
510
7.4%
21.6%
Spanish
499
7.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Forest City, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
510
16.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
388
12.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
565
18.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
555
18.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
449
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
382
12.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
107
3.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
50
1.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
18
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
25,689
57,617
Per capita income
13,843
31,128
Forest City, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
21
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
257
10.7%
9.8
Construction
117
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
466
19.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
39
1.6%
6.6
Information
69
2.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
492
20.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
99
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
210
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
92
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
462
19.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
42
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
29
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
145
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
830
34.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
400
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
577
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
443
18.5%
18.1%
Forest City, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,349
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,740
74.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
409
17.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9
0.4%
5.1
Walked
38
1.6%
2.7
Other means
97
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
56
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Forest City, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
315
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,470
48.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,038
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
206
6.8%
21.0
Forest City, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,029
82.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,128
37.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,901
62.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
629
17.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Forest City, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,658
1 room
121
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
35
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
406
11.1%
9.1
4 rooms
620
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,050
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
705
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
335
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
251
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
135
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Forest City, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,658
1-unit, detached
2,512
68.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
60
1.6%
5.9
2-units
228
6.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
329
9.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
281
7.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
38
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
210
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Forest City, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
542
14.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
222
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
544
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
709
19.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
593
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
514
14.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
387
10.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
147
4.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Forest City, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,133
37.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
97
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,614
53.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
122
4.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
52
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.4%
1.1
Forest City, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
703
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
9
1.3%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
1.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
62
8.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
175
24.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
447
63.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
356
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
68
10.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
35
5.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
63
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
138
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
43
0.0%
0.0%
Forest City, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,768
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
80
4.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
561
31.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,110
62.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
133
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
608
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
152
9.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
187
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
261
15.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
240
14.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
655
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
222
0.0%
0.0%
Forest City, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,128
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
212
18.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
436
38.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
213
18.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
149
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
99
8.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12
1.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,100
205,000