Forest County, PA

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    2024 Population
    6,715
    US Senator
    John Fetterman
    Democratic Party
    US Senator
    Dave McCormick
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    48.7
    0.206% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    11.9%
    18.8% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $52,191
    4.25% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $115,300
    3.04% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    1,866
    0.865% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Forest County, PA 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.

    98.6% of the residents in Forest County, PA are U.S. citizens.

    In 2024, the median property value in Forest County, PA was $115,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

    Most people in Forest County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest County, PA was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Forest County, PA is home to a population of 6.72k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.94% of Forest County, PA residents were born outside of the country (130 people).

    In 2024, there were 5.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.26k people) in Forest County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 923 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 159 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    98.6%
    2024 Citizenship
    98.7%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 98.6% of Forest County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forest County, PA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest County, PA
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      5.26k ± 135
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      923 ± 141
    3. Other (Hispanic)
      159 ± 46
    5.12%
    Hispanic Population
    344 people

    In 2024, there were 5.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.26k people) in Forest County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 923 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 159 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    5.12% of the people in Forest County, PA are hispanic (344 people).

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

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Dominican Republic
      103,235 ± 7,857 people
    2. India
      102,082 ± 7,813 people
    3. China
      73,024 ± 6,616 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    1.94%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    130 people
    1.92%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    130 people

    As of 2024, 1.94% of Forest County, PA residents (130 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 County, PA was 1.92%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      181 ± 45
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      145 ± 100
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      53 ± 27

    Forest County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

    The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Forest County, PA.

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    Health

    93.6% of the population of Forest County, PA has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 27.7% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    0 to 1
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    Primary care physicians in false see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (0 patients).

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 4.45% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.5% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

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

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    Uninsured People

    6.42%
    Uninsured
    34.2%
    Employer Coverage
    16.1%
    Medicaid
    27.7%
    Medicare
    14.4%
    Non-Group
    1.14%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forest County, PA grew by 14% from 5.64% to 6.42%.

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

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    Health Indicators

    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.72% in Forest County, PA.

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    Economy

    The economy of Forest County, PA employs 1.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forest County, PA were Public Administration (313 people), Manufacturing (286 people), and Retail Trade (239 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,000), Utilities ($89,375), and Public Administration ($72,582).

    Employment

    Occupations

    1.87k
    2024 Value
    ± 196
    0.865%
    1 Year growth
    ± 15.2%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest County, PA grew at a rate of 0.865%, from 1.85k employees to 1.87k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (272 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (179 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest County, PA.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

    1.87k
    2024 Value
    ± 196
    0.865%
    1 Year growth
    ± 15.2%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest County, PA grew at a rate of 0.865%, from 1.85k employees to 1.87k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest County, PA, are Public Administration (313 people), Manufacturing (286 people), and Retail Trade (239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Forest County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $46,971
    Median earning men ± $7,419
    $33,690
    Median earning women ± $6,648

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,125), Public Administration ($73,345), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,194).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($51,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,714), and Public Administration ($46,016).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    2.78%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% 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 18.1%.

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

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 14
      Accommodation and Food Services
    2. 10
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    3. 8
      Retail Trade

    The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $11.3k
      Manufacturing
    2. $4.69k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $3.49k
      Accommodation and Food Services

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

    John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 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 County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
      Green Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Pennsylvania

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    John Fetterman
    Senator from Pennsylvania3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2023
    Dave McCormick
    Senator from Pennsylvania1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2025

    John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

    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 Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Forest County, PA was $115,300 in 2024, which is 0.347 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,900 to $115,300, a 3.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest County, PA is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Forest County, PA have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Forest County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.864%.

    Housing

    Property

    $115,300
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$8,976
    $1,504
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$115

    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 County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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    Rent vs Own

    78.3%
    Homeownership
    2024
    61.3%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Forest County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.9%.

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

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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.
    $52,191
    Median Household Income
    ± $3,237
    1.92k
    Number of Households
    ± 141

    In 2024, the median household income of the 1.92k households in Forest County, PA grew to $52,191 from the previous year's value of $50,061.

    The following chart displays the households in Forest County, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest County, PA is from Pennsylvania.
    0.463
    2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
    0.463
    2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

    In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (74.9%)
    2. Worked At Home (13.3%)
    3. Carpooled (7.98%)

    In 2024, 74.9% of workers in Forest County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.98%).

    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

    23 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Forest County, PA have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Forest County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

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

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Forest County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.864%.

    The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest County, PA (512 out of 4.29k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

    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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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 29.3% of the children was living in poverty in Forest County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3%.

    The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 468 in Forest County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 185% per 100,000 population.

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