Forestbrook, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,479
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
50.5
0.394% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.82%
14.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$81,286
4.49% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$335,800
12.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,603
1.09% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forestbrook, SC 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.

99.9% of the residents in Forestbrook, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Forestbrook, SC was $335,800, and the homeownership rate was 91.5%.

Most people in Forestbrook, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Forestbrook, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Forestbrook, SC is home to a population of 7.48k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.4% of Forestbrook, SC residents were born outside of the country (775 people).

In 2024, there were 9.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.33k people) in Forestbrook, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 661 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 303 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Forestbrook, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forestbrook, SC was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forestbrook, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.33k ± 1.28k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    661 ± 393
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    303 ± 251
10.6%
Hispanic Population
792 people

In 2024, there were 9.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.33k people) in Forestbrook, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 661 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 303 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.6% of the people in Forestbrook, SC are hispanic (792 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forestbrook, SC 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 South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
775 people
10.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
809 people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Forestbrook, SC residents (775 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 Forestbrook, SC was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    269 ± 161
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    137 ± 122
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    93 ± 92

Forestbrook, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.96 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Forestbrook, SC employs 3.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forestbrook, SC were Educational Services (628 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (600 people), and Retail Trade (472 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,833), Transportation & Warehousing ($77,841), and Manufacturing ($64,596).

Employment

Occupations

3.6k
2024 Value
± 702
1.09%
1 Year growth
± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestbrook, SC grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 3.56k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forestbrook, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (620 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (601 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (282 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forestbrook, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

3.6k
2024 Value
± 702
1.09%
1 Year growth
± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestbrook, SC grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 3.56k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forestbrook, SC, are Educational Services (628 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (600 people), and Retail Trade (472 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forestbrook, SC, though some of these residents may live in Forestbrook, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,155
Median earning men ± $12,822
$34,271
Median earning women ± $11,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($150,851), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,317), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($36,993), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,544).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% 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 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Forestbrook, SC was $335,800 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,800 to $335,800, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Forestbrook, SC is 91.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forestbrook, SC have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forestbrook, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$335,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,168
$2,726
Median Property Taxes
±$569

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 Forestbrook, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

91.5%
Homeownership
2024
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 91.5% of the housing units in Forestbrook, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.8%.

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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.
$81,286
Median Household Income
± $10,107
2.98k
Number of Households
± 598

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.98k households in Forestbrook, SC grew to $81,286 from the previous year's value of $77,791.

The following chart displays the households in Forestbrook, SC 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 Forestbrook, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (85.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.9%)
  3. Carpooled (4.24%)

In 2024, 85.4% of workers in Forestbrook, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.9%) and those who carpooled to work (4.24%).

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

24.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forestbrook, SC have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.1% of the workforce in Forestbrook, SC 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 Forestbrook, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forestbrook, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forestbrook, SC (510 out of 7.48k 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 Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forestbrook, SC 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

95.8% of the population of Forestbrook, SC has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 20.6% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.2%
Uninsured
39.9%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
18.1%
Medicare
20.6%
Non-Group
1.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forestbrook, SC declined by 14.6% from 4.91% to 4.2%.

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