Forest Grove, OR Demographic Data
Forest Grove, OR Summary
Forest Grove is located in Washington County in Oregon
- Population: 21,555
- Area: 5.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,670.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 190.29 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forest Grove, OR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,741
51%
50.8
Male
11,473
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,214
323,128,000
Forest Grove, OR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,607
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,499
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,846
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,270
9.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,166
9.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,856
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,733
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,909
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,171
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,110
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,598
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
781
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
668
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,004
73.2%
77.2
Female
9,288
54.6%
51.3
Male
7,716
45.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,548
67.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,723
16.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,047
13.1%
15.2
Female
1,899
62.3%
55.8
Male
1,148
37.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Forest Grove, OR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,911
94.4%
96.8
White
19,449
83.8%
72.6
Black or African American
116
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
128
0.6%
0.8
Asian
909
3.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
103
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
196
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
329
1.4%
0.9
Japanese
131
0.6%
0.2
Korean
46
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
38
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
66
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
21
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
21
0.1%
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
1,288
5.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,303
5.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,176
22.3%
17.8
Mexican
4,694
20.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
31
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
451
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,038
77.7%
82.2
Forest Grove, OR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
984
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,110
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,015
29.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,468
25.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,045
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,028
14.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,176
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,094
15.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,732
84.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,204
23.2%
31.2
Forest Grove, OR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,236
34.1%
33.7%
Now Married
8,606
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,016
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
355
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,049
5.7
5.8%
Forest Grove, OR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,787
77.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,820
22.3%
21.6%
Spanish
3,851
17.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
612
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
317
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
40
0.2%
1.1%
Forest Grove, OR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
453
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
450
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
893
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
720
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,406
18.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,641
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
866
11.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
956
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
272
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
170
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
49,857
57,617
Per capita income
22,628
31,128
Forest Grove, OR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
336
3.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
583
5.8%
9.8
Construction
642
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,288
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
372
3.7%
6.6
Information
154
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,973
19.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
619
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
868
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
297
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,254
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
402
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
286
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,255
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,137
31.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,429
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,364
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,889
18.8%
18.1%
Forest Grove, OR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,875
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,167
72.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,001
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
310
3.1%
5.1
Walked
490
5.0%
2.7
Other means
165
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
742
7.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.8
26.6
Forest Grove, OR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
892
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,310
29.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,692
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,933
24.7%
21.0
Forest Grove, OR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,827
94.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,687
59.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,140
40.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
418
5.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Forest Grove, OR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,245
1 room
131
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
296
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
575
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,802
21.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,507
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,281
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,107
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
536
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,010
12.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Forest Grove, OR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,245
1-unit, detached
4,922
59.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
375
4.5%
5.9
2-units
334
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
572
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
444
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
273
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
708
8.6%
9.0
Mobile home
617
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Forest Grove, OR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
619
7.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
548
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
780
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
587
7.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,887
22.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
698
8.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,722
20.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,126
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
203
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
75
0.9%
1.4%
Forest Grove, OR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,362
30.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
25
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
5,128
65.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
59
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
169
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
36
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
48
0.6%
1.1
Forest Grove, OR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,366
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
83
2.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
108
3.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
126
3.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
423
12.6%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
424
12.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
983
29.2%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,219
36.2%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,107
32.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
662
19.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
592
17.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
217
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
788
23.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Forest Grove, OR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,096
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
35
1.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
1.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
94
3.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
196
6.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
260
8.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
459
14.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,004
64.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
44
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
842
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
210
6.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
476
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
278
9.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
441
14.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
224
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,447
47.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Forest Grove, OR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,687
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
513
10.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
210
4.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
214
4.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
622
13.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,982
42.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
961
20.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
169
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
232,400
205,000
