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Forestdale, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,185 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
Forestdale:

$169,185
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,734 - $208,713

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $221,382
Here:

$221,382
State:

$273,076

Total population: 10,162 (All urban)

Houses: 4,464 (3,896 occupied: 2,918 owner occupied, 1,038 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

30%

Housing density: 647 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,193,498.

Median contract rent in 2022: $813 (lower quartile is $689, upper quartile is $947)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $673


Median gross rent in Forestdale, AL in 2022: $1,041

Housing units in Forestdale with a mortgage: 1,740 (146 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $86,991

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $68,727

Median monthly housing costs: $971

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Forestdale, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,044
  • Male householders: 1,817 (558 living alone), Female householders: 2,011 (727 living alone)
  • 1,359 spouses (1,359 opposite-sex spouses), 293 unmarried partners, (247 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,446 children (2,077 natural, 136 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 302 grandchildren, 225 brothers or sisters, 256 parents, 61 foster children, 205 other relatives, 63 non-relatives

Size of family households: 1,152 2-persons, 797 3-persons, 416 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 55 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,312 1-person, 130 2-persons, 28 4-persons.

510 married couples with children.
827 single-parent households (71 men, 756 women).

96.9% of residents of Forestdale speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 102 (1.1%)
(36.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.4
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forestdale, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forestdale, Alabama
  • 41no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 3032 bedrooms
  • 1,6633 bedrooms
  • 7934 bedrooms
  • 1195+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale, Alabama
  • 0no bedroom
  • 811 bedroom
  • 4242 bedrooms
  • 4053 bedrooms
  • 1284 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 153no vehicle
  • 5451 vehicle
  • 1,0962 vehicles
  • 6443 vehicles
  • 3484 vehicles
  • 1325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forestdale in renter-occupied apartments
  • 77no vehicle
  • 6341 vehicle
  • 3052 vehicles
  • 233 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forestdale, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forestdale, Alabama
  • 311 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1174 rooms
  • 3505 rooms
  • 7756 rooms
  • 4777 rooms
  • 4428 rooms
  • 7179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forestdale, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1673 rooms
  • 2624 rooms
  • 1055 rooms
  • 1796 rooms
  • 1927 rooms
  • 498 rooms
  • 849+ 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
  • Forestdale, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Forestdale, AL in 2022
  • 358Less than $10,000
  • 290$10,000 to $19,999
  • 369$20,000 to $29,999
  • 272$30,000 to $39,999
  • 371$40,000 to $49,999
  • 275$50,000 to $59,999
  • 378$60,000 to $74,999
  • 671$75,000 to $99,999
  • 416$100,000 to $124,999
  • 239$125,000 to $149,999
  • 177$150,000 to $199,999
  • 113$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Forestdale, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Forestdale, AL in 2022
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 68$15,000 to $19,999
  • 119$40,000 to $49,999
  • 68$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6$60,000 to $69,999
  • 96$70,000 to $79,999
  • 25$80,000 to $89,999
  • 119$90,000 to $99,999
  • 454$100,000 to $124,999
  • 316$125,000 to $149,999
  • 413$150,000 to $174,999
  • 290$175,000 to $199,999
  • 254$200,000 to $249,999
  • 95$250,000 to $299,999
  • 61$300,000 to $399,999
  • 141$400,000 to $499,999
  • 64$500,000 to $749,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Forestdale, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Forestdale, AL in 2022
  • 36$200 to $249
  • 46$400 to $449
  • 52$500 to $549
  • 39$550 to $599
  • 24$600 to $649
  • 129$650 to $699
  • 27$700 to $749
  • 194$750 to $799
  • 244$800 to $899
  • 117$900 to $999
  • 20$1,000 to $1,249
  • 12$1,250 to $1,499
  • 23$1,500 to $1,999
  • 93No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 256 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 32
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 36
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 156
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 875
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,080
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 430
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 965
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 277
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 12
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 264
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 63
  • 90 or more minutes: 155
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Forestdale

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,371 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled: 165 (9.3%)
  • Worked at home: 256 (14.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.6%Males
  • 3.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forestdale, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forestdale, Alabama
  • 372010 or later
  • 252000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 191970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Forestdale, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 301 (5.5%)
  • American: 207 (3.8%)
  • German: 167 (3.0%)
  • African: 139 (2.5%)
  • Irish: 135 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 121 (2.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 21 (0.4%)
  • Slovak: 10 (0.2%)
  • British: 6 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 5 (0.09%)

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

Australia
Forestdale:

30.0% (27)
Alabama:

0.2% (368)

Cuba
Forestdale:

21.1% (19)
Alabama:

1.2% (2,134)

Mexico
Forestdale:

17.8% (16)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

England
Forestdale:

8.9% (8)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,877)

Japan
Forestdale:

5.6% (5)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,391)

India
Forestdale:

4.4% (4)
Alabama:

5.5% (9,672)

Philippines
Forestdale:

4.4% (4)
Alabama:

2.9% (5,154)

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

  • This state: 7,771
  • Other state: 1,084
  • Northeast: 123
  • Midwest: 247
  • South: 619
  • West: 82

88.0% of Forestdale residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66.1% lived in Alabama.


Forestdale:

88.0%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 113
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 43
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 834
  • Less than 1 year of college: 259
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 709
  • Associate degree: 240
  • Bachelor's degree: 343
  • Master's degree: 202
  • Professional school degree: 52
  • Doctorate degree: 42
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 22
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 63
  • 9th grade: 20
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 861
  • Less than 1 year of college: 223
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 563
  • Associate degree: 541
  • Bachelor's degree: 794
  • Master's degree: 390
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 149
Educational Attainment for Females
Forestdale marital status for males
Forestdale marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,908
  • One, attached: 36
  • Two: 113
  • 3 or 4: 54
  • 5 to 9: 189
  • 10 to 19: 101
  • 20 to 49: 51
  • Mobile homes: 9
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Forestdale
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Forestdale, AL
  • 57.5%Utility gas
  • 40.9%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Forestdale, AL
  • 67.1%Electricity
  • 29.9%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Here:

7.8%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26
Here:

5.2%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
Here:

7.2%
Alabama:

14.6%
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