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Forreston, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,749 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
Forreston:

$119,749
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,057 - $154,688

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $134,610
Here:

$134,610
State:

$310,164

Mobile homes: $42,394
Here:

$42,394
State:

$78,855

Total population: 1,393 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,466 (2 farm, 1,464 nonfarm))

Houses: 562 (512 occupied: 441 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

15%
State:

33%

Housing density: 676 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $63,596.

Median contract rent in 2022: $582 (lower quartile is $371, upper quartile is $666)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $339


Median gross rent in Forreston, IL in 2022: $807

Housing units in Forreston with a mortgage: 271 (35 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $69,675

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,604

Median monthly housing costs: $799

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Forreston, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,124
  • Male householders: 279 (94 living alone), Female householders: 223 (94 living alone)
  • 217 spouses (217 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 297 children (199 natural, 56 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 199 1-person, 41 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

191 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (9 men, 47 women).

97.7% of residents of Forreston speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 21 (1.9%)
(14.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forreston, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forreston, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 161 bedroom
  • 932 bedrooms
  • 2033 bedrooms
  • 1134 bedrooms
  • 175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forreston, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forreston, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 371 bedroom
  • 382 bedrooms
  • 33 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Forreston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forreston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6no vehicle
  • 1761 vehicle
  • 1882 vehicles
  • 453 vehicles
  • 204 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Forreston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forreston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 27no vehicle
  • 261 vehicle
  • 232 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forreston, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forreston, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 63 rooms
  • 194 rooms
  • 655 rooms
  • 816 rooms
  • 917 rooms
  • 1088 rooms
  • 629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forreston, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forreston, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 223 rooms
  • 284 rooms
  • 235 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Forreston, IL
  • Forreston, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Forreston, IL in 2022
  • 7Less than $10,000
  • 27$10,000 to $19,999
  • 46$20,000 to $29,999
  • 48$30,000 to $39,999
  • 33$40,000 to $49,999
  • 58$50,000 to $59,999
  • 121$60,000 to $74,999
  • 86$75,000 to $99,999
  • 44$100,000 to $124,999
  • 19$125,000 to $149,999
  • 27$150,000 to $199,999
  • 8$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Forreston, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Forreston, IL in 2022
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 58$60,000 to $69,999
  • 22$70,000 to $79,999
  • 31$80,000 to $89,999
  • 48$90,000 to $99,999
  • 84$100,000 to $124,999
  • 57$125,000 to $149,999
  • 89$150,000 to $174,999
  • 6$175,000 to $199,999
  • 12$200,000 to $249,999
  • 4$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Forreston, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Forreston, IL in 2022
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 1$200 to $249
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 10$300 to $349
  • 4$350 to $399
  • 6$450 to $499
  • 3$500 to $549
  • 5$550 to $599
  • 10$600 to $649
  • 26$650 to $699
  • 3$700 to $749
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 38.7%
Number of people working at home: 31 (6.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 34
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 43
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 61
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 87
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 81
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 46
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 9
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 57
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 20
  • 90 or more minutes: 8
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Forreston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 382 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled: 38 (7.8%)
  • Taxi: 6 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 20 (4.1%)
  • Worked at home: 31 (6.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 36.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forreston, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forreston, Illinois
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 21980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 16Before 1970
Ancestries in Forreston, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 232 (47.5%)
  • European: 47 (9.6%)
  • American: 44 (9.0%)
  • English: 18 (3.7%)
  • Irish: 13 (2.7%)
  • Dutch: 12 (2.5%)
  • Norwegian: 11 (2.2%)
  • Swedish: 10 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 3 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 3 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 2 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2 (0.4%)

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

Mexico
Forreston:

81.0% (17)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Canada
Forreston:

9.5% (2)
Illinois:

1.1% (19,306)

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

  • This state: 921
  • Other state: 177
  • Northeast: 15
  • Midwest: 107
  • South: 41
  • West: 14

93.8% of Forreston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Illinois.


Forreston:

93.8%
State average:

88.3%

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: 10
  • 9th grade: 1
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 209
  • Less than 1 year of college: 29
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
  • Associate degree: 30
  • Bachelor's degree: 35
  • Master's degree: 2
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 150
  • Less than 1 year of college: 48
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 49
  • Associate degree: 32
  • Bachelor's degree: 55
  • Master's degree: 20
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Forreston marital status for males
Forreston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 499
  • One, attached: 2
  • Two: 2
  • 3 or 4: 10
  • 20 to 49: 24
  • Mobile homes: 25
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Forreston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Forreston, IL
  • 85.0%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Forreston, IL
  • 65.8%Utility gas
  • 34.2%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

10.9%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

7.6%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:

20.0%
Illinois:

27.4%
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