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Forest, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,359 (it was $49,800 in 2000)
Forest:

$122,359
Mississippi:

$162,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,592 - $171,976

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $132,295
Here:

$132,295
State:

$226,494

Mobile homes: $64,696
Here:

$64,696
State:

$73,695

Total population: 5,744 (Urban population: 5,319 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 647 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,385 (2,015 occupied: 1,076 owner occupied, 960 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

30%

Housing density: 183 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $90,912.

Median contract rent in 2022: $439


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,238


Median gross rent in Forest, MS in 2022: $600

Housing units in Forest with a mortgage: 364 (25 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $83,748

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,067

Median monthly housing costs: $550

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Forest, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,381
  • Male householders: 800 (170 living alone), Female householders: 1,175 (543 living alone)
  • 798 spouses (798 opposite-sex spouses), 75 unmarried partners, (46 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,613 children (1,416 natural, 19 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 311 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 0 foster children, 75 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 124

Size of family households: 618 2-persons, 188 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 749 1-person, 58 2-persons.

728 married couples with children.
268 single-parent households (73 men, 195 women).

74.7% of residents of Forest speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,016 (18.9%)
(6.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.1
State:

4.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest, Mississippi
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1182 bedrooms
  • 7233 bedrooms
  • 1744 bedrooms
  • 615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Mississippi
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2781 bedroom
  • 2292 bedrooms
  • 3663 bedrooms
  • 884 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 93no vehicle
  • 1991 vehicle
  • 4542 vehicles
  • 2553 vehicles
  • 764 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in renter-occupied apartments
  • 243no vehicle
  • 5051 vehicle
  • 592 vehicles
  • 1543 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest, Mississippi
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest, Mississippi
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 1954 rooms
  • 1885 rooms
  • 2166 rooms
  • 2047 rooms
  • 828 rooms
  • 1789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Mississippi
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Mississippi
  • 01 room
  • 362 rooms
  • 413 rooms
  • 2164 rooms
  • 4155 rooms
  • 996 rooms
  • 807 rooms
  • 748 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Forest city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Forest, MS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Forest, MS in 2022
  • 145Less than $10,000
  • 335$10,000 to $19,999
  • 252$20,000 to $29,999
  • 169$30,000 to $39,999
  • 105$40,000 to $49,999
  • 260$50,000 to $59,999
  • 264$60,000 to $74,999
  • 274$75,000 to $99,999
  • 89$100,000 to $124,999
  • 76$125,000 to $149,999
  • 65$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Forest, MS

  • Distribution of house value in Forest, MS in 2022
  • 127Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 27$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$30,000 to $34,999
  • 13$40,000 to $49,999
  • 29$50,000 to $59,999
  • 161$60,000 to $69,999
  • 12$70,000 to $79,999
  • 11$80,000 to $89,999
  • 18$90,000 to $99,999
  • 132$100,000 to $124,999
  • 130$125,000 to $149,999
  • 194$150,000 to $174,999
  • 32$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6$200,000 to $249,999
  • 54$250,000 to $299,999
  • 31$300,000 to $399,999
  • 15$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Forest, MS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Forest, MS in 2022
  • 81Less than $100
  • 112$100 to $149
  • 23$150 to $199
  • 20$200 to $249
  • 171$300 to $349
  • 25$400 to $449
  • 79$450 to $499
  • 22$500 to $549
  • 8$550 to $599
  • 51$650 to $699
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 106$800 to $899
  • 73$900 to $999
  • 118No cash rent
Work and jobs in Forest: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 474
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 121
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 215
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 452
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 141
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 171
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 58
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 87
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 47
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 116
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 135
  • 90 or more minutes: 8
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Forest

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,311 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled: 848 (14.9%)
  • Bus: 95 (1.7%)
  • Taxi: 187 (3.3%)
  • Walked: 225 (3.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 19.8%Females
Races in Forest detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest, Mississippi
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest, Mississippi
  • 5212010 or later
  • 3892000 to 2009
  • 1221990 to 1999
  • 1001980 to 1989
  • 751970 to 1979
  • 10Before 1970
Ancestries in Forest, MS

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 975 (25.4%)
  • English: 169 (4.4%)
  • Irish: 92 (2.4%)
  • Scottish: 28 (0.7%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 27 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 24 (0.6%)
  • European: 14 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 14 (0.4%)
  • German: 3 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Forest:

69.7% (753)
Mississippi:

5.5% (3,723)

Mexico
Forest:

18.5% (200)
Mississippi:

25.4% (17,354)

Nicaragua
Forest:

5.9% (64)
Mississippi:

0.5% (325)

Cuba
Forest:

4.6% (50)
Mississippi:

1.3% (879)

Dominican Republic
Forest:

4.5% (49)
Mississippi:

1.9% (1,324)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,539
  • Other state: 771
  • Northeast: 51
  • Midwest: 143
  • South: 569
  • West: 0

95.1% of Forest residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Mississippi.


Forest:

95.1%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 178
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 101
  • 5th and 6th grade: 37
  • 7th and 8th grade: 55
  • 9th grade: 41
  • 10th grade: 27
  • 11th grade: 32
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 393
  • Less than 1 year of college: 160
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
  • Associate degree: 66
  • Bachelor's degree: 136
  • Master's degree: 12
  • Professional school degree: 11
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 111
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20
  • 7th and 8th grade: 36
  • 9th grade: 69
  • 10th grade: 32
  • 11th grade: 185
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 51
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 428
  • Less than 1 year of college: 76
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 435
  • Associate degree: 72
  • Bachelor's degree: 155
  • Master's degree: 115
  • Professional school degree: 26
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Forest marital status for males
Forest marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,448
  • Two: 64
  • 3 or 4: 269
  • 5 to 9: 223
  • 10 to 19: 19
  • 20 to 49: 21
  • Mobile homes: 338

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,825

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Forest
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Forest, MS
  • 49.7%Utility gas
  • 45.8%Electricity
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Forest, MS
  • 69.5%Electricity
  • 28.3%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:

8.9%
Mississippi:

16.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Mississippi:

14.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
Here:

16.1%
Mississippi:

12.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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