Forest Home, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

1,303

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

29.5

0.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.8%

62.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,018

0.151% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Forest Home, NY is home to a population of 1.3k people, from which 56.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 56% of Forest Home, NY residents were born outside of the country (730 people).

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (553 people) in Forest Home, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 393 White (Non-Hispanic) and 173 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

56.9%

2024 Citizenship

53.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 56.9% of Forest Home, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forest Home, NY was 53.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Forest Home, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest Home, NY

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
553 ± 184
White (Non-Hispanic)
393 ± 127
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
173 ± 191

9.75%

Hispanic Population

127 people

9.75% of the people in Forest Home, NY are hispanic (127 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

730 people

58.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

681 people

As of 2024, 56% of Forest Home, NY residents (730 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 Home, NY was 58.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Forest Home, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

7 ± 18

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Forest Home, NY.

Economy

The economy of Forest Home, NY employs 608 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forest Home, NY were Educational Services (370 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (89 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,961), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,895), and Public Administration ($46,750).

Employment

Occupations

608

2024 Value

± 205

16.5%

1 Year growth

± 39.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Home, NY grew at a rate of 16.5%, from 522 employees to 608 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest Home, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (251 people), Management Occupations (66 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (58 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest Home, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

608

2024 Value

± 205

16.5%

1 Year growth

± 39.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Home, NY grew at a rate of 16.5%, from 522 employees to 608 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest Home, NY, are Educational Services (370 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (89 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest Home, NY, though some of these residents may live in Forest Home, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,625

Median earning men ± $13,805

$28,000

Median earning women ± $4,919

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,892) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,208).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($180,647) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,550).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forest Home, NY was $499,300 in 2024, which is 1.5 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $496,900 to $499,300, a 0.483% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest Home, NY is 35.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forest Home, NY have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Forest Home, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$499,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$162,743

$161

Median Property Taxes

±$81

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

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

Rent vs Own

35.2%

Homeownership

2024

45.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 35.2% of the housing units in Forest Home, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 35.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,018

Median Household Income

± $30,155

457

Number of Households

± 177

In 2024, the median household income of the 457 households in Forest Home, NY declined from $59,018 from the previous year's value of $59,107.

The following chart displays the households in Forest Home, NY 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest Home, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Walked (32.7%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Public Transit (19.6%)

In 2024, 32.7% of workers in Forest Home, NY walked to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (19.6%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest Home, NY have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.28% of the workforce in Forest Home, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forest Home, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forest Home, NY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest Home, NY (110 out of 1.02k 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 16 - 17, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest Home, NY is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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

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

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

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