Forest Home, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents
| Forest Home: | $104,195 |
| Alabama: | $200,900 |
Total population: 1,608 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,668 (32 farm, 1,636 nonfarm))
Houses: 845 (612 occupied: 549 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 30% |
Housing density: 5 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $162,415.
Median contract rent in 2022: $581 (lower quartile is $730, upper quartile is $772)
Median gross rent in Forest Home, AL in 2022: $1,338
Housing units in Forest Home with a mortgage: 85 (6 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,614- In family households: 17,582 (3,356 male householders, 2,383 female householders)
3,678 spouses, 6,181 children (5,718 natural, 142 adopted, 321 stepchildren), 848 grandchildren, 193 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, foster children, 312 other relatives, 370 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,032 (1,194 male householders (1,063 living alone)), 1,558 female householders (1,463 living alone)), 280 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 333 (305 institutionalized population)
2,973 married couples with children.
1,944 single-parent households (243 men, 1,701 women).
97.2% of residents of Forest Home speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 13 (0.7%)
(115.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 4.7 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Home, Alabama
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 1052 bedrooms
- 3193 bedrooms
- 974 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Home, Alabama
- 5no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 212 bedrooms
- 133 bedrooms
- 244 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Home in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 12no vehicle
- 1961 vehicle
- 1892 vehicles
- 823 vehicles
- 474 vehicles
- 235+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Home in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 391 vehicle
- 132 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Home, Alabama
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 984 rooms
- 1525 rooms
- 1266 rooms
- 747 rooms
- 608 rooms
- 399+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Home, Alabama
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 53 rooms
- 214 rooms
- 05 rooms
- 306 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Forest Home, AL household income distribution
- 42,595Less than $10,000
- 59,342$10,000 to $19,999
- 55,125$20,000 to $29,999
- 48,875$30,000 to $39,999
- 48,819$40,000 to $49,999
- 47,090$50,000 to $59,999
- 55,904$60,000 to $74,999
- 82,588$75,000 to $99,999
- 56,664$100,000 to $124,999
- 33,437$125,000 to $149,999
- 36,236$150,000 to $199,999
- 31,958$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.8%
Number of people working at home: 51 (7.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 0
- 5 to 9 minutes: 36
- 10 to 14 minutes: 123
- 15 to 19 minutes: 159
- 20 to 24 minutes: 104
- 25 to 29 minutes: 16
- 30 to 34 minutes: 28
- 35 to 39 minutes: 16
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 55
- 60 to 89 minutes: 68
- 90 or more minutes: 26
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 544 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 95 (13.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 37 (5.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest Home, Alabama
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 61965 to 1969
- 0Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Forest Home: | 100.0% (6) |
| Alabama: | 8.4% (7,372) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,464
- Other state: 187
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 18
- South: 149
- West: 0
65% of Forest Home residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Alabama.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 15
- 5th and 6th grade: 15
- 7th and 8th grade: 45
- 9th grade: 20
- 10th grade: 51
- 11th grade: 21
- 12th grade, no diploma: 32
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 140
- Less than 1 year of college: 15
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
- Associate degree: 24
- Bachelor's degree: 47
- Master's degree: 0
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 12
- 7th and 8th grade: 28
- 9th grade: 36
- 10th grade: 22
- 11th grade: 27
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 218
- Less than 1 year of college: 31
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
- Associate degree: 41
- Bachelor's degree: 21
- Master's degree: 10
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 448
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 380
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,478
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%
- 51.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 40.8%Electricity
- 6.0%Wood
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 49.2%Wood
- 28.6%Utility gas
- 22.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Alabama: | 10.2% |
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Alabama: | 10.0% |
| Here: | 10.9% |
| Alabama: | 14.1% |
