Forest City, IA

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2022 Population

4,254

0.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

31.7

1.93% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$58,060

8.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$125,200

15.4% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Forest City, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.45%), White (Hispanic) (2.68%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.25%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Forest City, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Forest City, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Forest City, IA was $125,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Forest City, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest City, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Forest City, IA employs 2.24k people. The largest industries in Forest City, IA are Manufacturing (524 people), Retail Trade (379 people), and Educational Services (307 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,563), Transportation & Warehousing ($51,458), and Educational Services ($49,408).

Employment

Occupations

2.24k

2022 Value

± 287

−0.401%

1 Year decline

± 17.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest City, IA, are Production Occupations (347 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (257 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest City, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.24k

2022 Value

± 287

−0.401%

1 Year decline

± 17.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest City, IA, are Manufacturing (524 people), Retail Trade (379 people), and Educational Services (307 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Forest City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Forest City, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Forest City, IA awarded 919 degrees. The student population of Forest City, IA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 1,703 male students and 1,060 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forest City, IA was $125,200 in 2022, which is 0.444 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $108,500 to $125,200, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest City, IA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Forest City, IA have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$125,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,802

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forest City, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forest City, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forest City, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Forest City, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$58,060

Median Household Income

± $6,820

1.58k

Number of Households

± 230

The following chart displays the households in Forest City, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest City, IA is from Forest City, IA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Forest City, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Walked (5.36%)

In 2022, 78.1% of workers in Forest City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who walked to work (5.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest City, IA have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Forest City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Forest City, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forest City, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forest City, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest City, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest City, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.3% of the population of Forest City, IA has health coverage, with 57.9% on employee plans, 16.9% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 8.65% on non-group plans, and 0.582% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Winnebago County, IA see 3426 patients per year on average, which represents a 65.4% increase from the previous year (2071 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1522 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 10656 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,426 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Winnebago County, IA

Primary care physicians in Winnebago County, IA see an average of 3,426 patients per year. This represents a 65.4% increase from the previous year (2,071 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Winnebago County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.71%

Uninsured

57.9%

Employer Coverage

16.9%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

8.65%

Non-Group

0.582%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Forest City, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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