Forest, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents
| Forest: | $282,170 |
| Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Total population: 1,080 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,133 (258 farm, 875 nonfarm))
Houses: 411 (401 occupied: 354 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 12 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $80,024.
Median contract rent in 2022: $601 (lower quartile is $534, upper quartile is $815)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $787
Median gross rent in Forest, WI in 2022: $825
Housing units in Forest with a mortgage: 134 (14 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 98,044- In family households: 81,190 (21,178 male householders, 5,816 female householders)
21,770 spouses, 27,755 children (25,700 natural, 672 adopted, 1,383 stepchildren), 946 grandchildren, 535 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, foster children, 457 other relatives, 2,001 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16,854 (6,551 male householders (5,041 living alone)), 7,152 female householders (6,190 living alone)), 3,151 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,589 (1,631 institutionalized population)
18,914 married couples with children.
4,138 single-parent households (1,073 men, 3,065 women).
97.0% of residents of Forest speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (2.2%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 101 bedroom
- 512 bedrooms
- 1833 bedrooms
- 824 bedrooms
- 285+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Wisconsin
- 2no bedroom
- 91 bedroom
- 72 bedrooms
- 173 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 0no vehicle
- 621 vehicle
- 1812 vehicles
- 773 vehicles
- 254 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in renter-occupied apartments
- 1no vehicle
- 261 vehicle
- 182 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 164 rooms
- 645 rooms
- 576 rooms
- 937 rooms
- 558 rooms
- 659+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 124 rooms
- 105 rooms
- 76 rooms
- 37 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 99+ rooms
Forest, WI household income distribution
- 1,928Less than $10,000
- 3,422$10,000 to $19,999
- 4,179$20,000 to $29,999
- 4,139$30,000 to $39,999
- 3,138$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,735$50,000 to $59,999
- 5,043$60,000 to $74,999
- 7,072$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,126$100,000 to $124,999
- 3,296$125,000 to $149,999
- 2,787$150,000 to $199,999
- 2,955$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.7%
Number of people working at home: 63 (9.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 52
- 5 to 9 minutes: 51
- 10 to 14 minutes: 66
- 15 to 19 minutes: 80
- 20 to 24 minutes: 109
- 25 to 29 minutes: 57
- 30 to 34 minutes: 67
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 7
- 45 to 59 minutes: 31
- 60 to 89 minutes: 18
- 90 or more minutes: 15
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 480 (72.9%)
- Carpooled: 62 (9.4%)
- Walked: 29 (4.4%)
- Other means: 5 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 82 (12.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest, Wisconsin
- 31995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 11980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 11970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 7Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 825 (63.5%)
- Irish: 138 (10.6%)
- United States: 73 (5.6%)
- Polish: 52 (4.0%)
- Other: 37 (2.8%)
- French: 32 (2.5%)
- Dutch: 22 (1.7%)
- English: 22 (1.7%)
- Italian: 15 (1.2%)
- Danish: 13 (1.0%)
- French Canadian: 13 (1.0%)
- Greek: 13 (1.0%)
- Norwegian: 13 (1.0%)
- Hungarian: 8 (0.6%)
- Swedish: 8 (0.6%)
- Scottish: 7 (0.5%)
- Welsh: 5 (0.4%)
- Czech: 2 (0.2%)
- Russian: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Forest: | 41.7% (5) |
| Wisconsin: | 27.7% (53,684) |
| Forest: | 25.0% (3) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.6% (1,068) |
| Forest: | 16.7% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.2% (13,863) |
| Forest: | 16.7% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (7,189) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,053
- Other state: 68
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 49
- South: 5
- West: 8
77% of Forest residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 40
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 178
- Less than 1 year of college: 25
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24
- Associate degree: 35
- Bachelor's degree: 31
- Master's degree: 8
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 3
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 8
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 185
- Less than 1 year of college: 19
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
- Associate degree: 27
- Bachelor's degree: 39
- Master's degree: 4
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 358
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $172,936
- 49.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 36.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.9%Wood
- 5.1%Electricity
- 3.1%Utility gas
- 53.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 36.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.4%Electricity
- 4.3%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 30.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
| Here: | 21.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
