Forestville, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
721
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.4
20.1% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.71%
15.7% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$37,917
12.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$97,000
1.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
296
17.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forestville, NY 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.

96.1% of the residents in Forestville, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Forestville, NY was $97,000, and the homeownership rate was 58.6%.

Most people in Forestville, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Forestville, NY was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew YorkChautauqua County, NYJamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NYChautauqua County PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Forestville, NY is home to a population of 721 people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.88% of Forestville, NY residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2024, there were 23.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (680 people) in Forestville, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
95.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Forestville, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forestville, NY was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forestville, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    680 ± 373
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    29 ± 31
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9 ± 6
0.416%
Hispanic Population
3 people

In 2024, there were 23.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (680 people) in Forestville, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.416% of the people in Forestville, NY are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forestville, NY 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 New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.88%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28 people
4.48%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
28 people

As of 2024, 3.88% of Forestville, NY residents (28 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 Forestville, NY was 4.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 24
  2. Vietnam
    8 ± 24

Forestville, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Forestville, NY employs 296 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forestville, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Educational Services (86 people), and Manufacturing (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($91,250), Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,813), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,173).

Employment

Occupations

296
2024 Value
± 173
17.5%
1 Year growth
± 74.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestville, NY grew at a rate of 17.5%, from 252 employees to 296 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forestville, NY, are Transportation Occupations (77 people), Management Occupations (73 people), and Production Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forestville, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

296
2024 Value
± 173
17.5%
1 Year growth
± 74.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestville, NY grew at a rate of 17.5%, from 252 employees to 296 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forestville, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Educational Services (86 people), and Manufacturing (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forestville, NY, though some of these residents may live in Forestville, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$78,625
Median earning men ± $48,890
$26,364
Median earning women ± $76,735

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($91,250) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,789).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Forestville, NY was $97,000 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,400 to $97,000, a 1.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Forestville, NY is 58.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forestville, NY have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forestville, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$97,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,333
$178
Median Property Taxes
±$101

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 Forestville, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

58.6%
Homeownership
2024
61.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.6% of the housing units in Forestville, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

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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.
$37,917
Median Household Income
± $27,123
304
Number of Households
± 152

In 2021, the median household income of the 304 households in Forestville, NY declined from $37,917 from the previous year's value of $43,466.

The following chart displays the households in Forestville, 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 $25k - $30k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forestville, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)
Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Forestville, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forestville, NY have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Forestville, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forestville, NY (70 out of 721 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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Health

100% of the population of Forestville, NY has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 39.8% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 6.1% on non-group plans, and 0.416% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 32.2% were men and 67.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.1% under 18 years, 7.77% between 18 and 34 years, 45.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.32% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 32.2% were men and 67.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
41.7%
Employer Coverage
39.8%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
6.1%
Non-Group
0.416%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forestville, NY stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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