Forest City, FL

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2024 Population
15,312
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.6
1.22% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.46%
0.886% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$85,606
1.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$369,900
1.37% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,333
5.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forest City, FL 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.

93.5% of the residents in Forest City, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Forest City, FL are Golf Academy of America-Orlando (47 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2024, the median property value in Forest City, FL was $369,900, and the homeownership rate was 62%.

Most people in Forest City, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest City, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Forest City, FL is home to a population of 15.3k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.2% of Forest City, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.64k people).

In 2024, there were 2.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.07k people) in Forest City, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.72k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of Forest City, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forest City, FL was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest City, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.07k ± 924
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.72k ± 619
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.52k ± 578
27.4%
Hispanic Population
4.2k people

In 2024, there were 2.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.07k people) in Forest City, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.72k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

27.4% of the people in Forest City, FL are hispanic (4.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forest City, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
  2. Haiti
    364,479 ± 14,701 people
  3. Colombia
    327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.64k people
17.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.65k people

As of 2024, 17.2% of Forest City, FL residents (2.64k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Forest City, FL was 17.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    178 ± 94
  2. Korea
    109 ± 80
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    93 ± 91

Forest City, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Forest City, FL employs 8.33k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forest City, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,623 people), Construction (1,071 people), and Retail Trade (906 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($131,016), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,529), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($72,596).

Employment

Occupations

8.33k
2024 Value
± 877
5.63%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest City, FL grew at a rate of 5.63%, from 7.89k employees to 8.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest City, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,468 people), Management Occupations (1,039 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (932 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest City, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

8.33k
2024 Value
± 877
5.63%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest City, FL grew at a rate of 5.63%, from 7.89k employees to 8.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest City, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,623 people), Construction (1,071 people), and Retail Trade (906 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest City, FL, though some of these residents may live in Forest City, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,955
Median earning men ± $6,059
$42,271
Median earning women ± $4,619

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($168,317), Construction ($77,742), and Manufacturing ($75,134).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($130,352), Wholesale Trade ($63,455), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Forest City, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.
Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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

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Education

In 2018, universities in Forest City, FL awarded 47 degrees. The student population of Forest City, FL in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 111 male students and 4 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Forest City, FL are White (35 and 74.5%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 10.6%), Unknown (3 and 6.38%), and Two or More Races (2 and 4.26%).

The largest universities in Forest City, FL by number of degrees awarded are Golf Academy of America-Orlando (47 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Forest City, FL are Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management (47 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 115 students enrolled in Forest City, FL, 96.5% men and 3.48% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 77 records, of which 2.6% were women and 97.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management
Most Common
47 degrees awarded

In 2018, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Forest City, FL was Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management with 47 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Forest City, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Golf Academy of America-Orlando
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
47 degrees awarded

In 2018, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Golf Academy of America-Orlando with 47 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2018, 46 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Forest City, FL, which is 46 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2018, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 35 degrees mean that there were 7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 5 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2016.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2016.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($150) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Forest City, FL was $369,900 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $364,900 to $369,900, a 1.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest City, FL is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forest City, FL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest City, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$369,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,805
$3,432
Median Property Taxes
±$451

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, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

62%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Forest City, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,606
Median Household Income
± $6,010
5.53k
Number of Households
± 677

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.53k households in Forest City, FL grew to $85,606 from the previous year's value of $84,337.

The following chart displays the households in Forest City, FL 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest City, FL is from Florida.
0.471
2024 Wage GINI in Florida
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.25%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in Forest City, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.25%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest City, FL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Forest City, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest City, FL (1.42k out of 15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest City, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

86.9% of the population of Forest City, FL has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.1%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
11.9%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
16.5%
Non-Group
1.01%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forest City, FL grew by 16.2% from 11.3% to 13.1%.

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