Forestville, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

10,831

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.4

1.31% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.5%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$98,115

4.74% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Forestville, OH is home to a population of 10.8k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.12% of Forestville, OH residents were born outside of the country (663 people).

In 2024, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.08k people) in Forestville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 490 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 338 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Forestville, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forestville, OH was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forestville, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.08k ± 976
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
490 ± 367
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
338 ± 240

5.56%

Hispanic Population

602 people

5.56% of the people in Forestville, OH are hispanic (602 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forestville, OH 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 Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

6.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

663 people

5.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

653 people

As of 2024, 6.12% of Forestville, OH residents (663 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, OH was 5.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
279 ± 151
World War II
241 ± 280
Gulf War (1990s)
57 ± 55

Forestville, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Forestville, OH.

Economy

The economy of Forestville, OH employs 5.27k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forestville, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (718 people), Educational Services (615 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (537 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,653), Finance & Insurance ($108,194), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,231).

Employment

Occupations

5.27k

2024 Value

± 605

−1.2%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestville, OH declined at a rate of −1.2%, from 5.33k employees to 5.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forestville, OH, are Management Occupations (715 people), Sales & Related Occupations (593 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (469 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forestville, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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

5.27k

2024 Value

± 605

−1.2%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forestville, OH declined at a rate of −1.2%, from 5.33k employees to 5.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forestville, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (718 people), Educational Services (615 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (537 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forestville, OH, though some of these residents may live in Forestville, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,500

Median earning men ± $15,602

$50,744

Median earning women ± $8,762

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,021), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($127,589), and Public Administration ($103,763).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,467), Public Administration ($86,415), and Manufacturing ($82,361).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forestville, OH was $316,800 in 2024, which is 0.952 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,000 to $316,800, a 7.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Forestville, OH is 64.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forestville, OH have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forestville, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$316,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,920

$3,034

Median Property Taxes

±$364

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.8%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.8% of the housing units in Forestville, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forestville, OH 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.

$98,115

Median Household Income

± $10,262

4.68k

Number of Households

± 587

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.68k households in Forestville, OH grew to $98,115 from the previous year's value of $93,672.

The following chart displays the households in Forestville, OH 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 Forestville, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.7%)
Worked At Home (16.3%)
Carpooled (8.18%)

In 2024, 70.7% of workers in Forestville, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.18%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forestville, OH have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.916% of the workforce in Forestville, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forestville, OH (484 out of 10.8k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forestville, OH 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.

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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