Forney, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

31,532

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.4

3.09% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.78%

21.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,112

0.728% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$346,400

7.08% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Forney, TX is home to a population of 31.5k people, from which 96.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.45% of Forney, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 2.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.3k people) in Forney, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.62k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Forney, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forney, TX was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forney, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.3k ± 1.45k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.1k ± 1.51k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.62k ± 753

22.4%

Hispanic Population

7.05k people

22.4% of the people in Forney, TX are hispanic (7.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forney, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

8.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

6.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.72k people

As of 2024, 8.45% of Forney, TX residents (2.67k 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 Forney, TX was 6.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
546 ± 244
Gulf War (1990s)
290 ± 192
Vietnam
204 ± 122

Forney, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Forney, TX.

Economy

The economy of Forney, TX employs 15.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forney, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,283 people), Educational Services (1,886 people), and Retail Trade (1,398 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($161,346), Information ($113,558), and Public Administration ($97,455).

Employment

Occupations

15.8k

2024 Value

± 1,412

6.32%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forney, TX grew at a rate of 6.32%, from 14.9k employees to 15.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forney, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,455 people), Management Occupations (1,773 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,279 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forney, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

15.8k

2024 Value

± 1,412

6.32%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forney, TX grew at a rate of 6.32%, from 14.9k employees to 15.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forney, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,283 people), Educational Services (1,886 people), and Retail Trade (1,398 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forney, TX, though some of these residents may live in Forney, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,662

Median earning men ± $5,289

$56,323

Median earning women ± $6,348

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($112,500), Public Administration ($99,971), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,804).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,542), Public Administration ($69,489), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,553).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forney, TX was $346,400 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $323,500 to $346,400, a 7.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Forney, TX is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forney, TX have an average commute time of 36.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forney, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$346,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,945

$7,106

Median Property Taxes

±$734

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.2%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.2% of the housing units in Forney, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forney, TX 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.

$104,112

Median Household Income

± $7,766

9.84k

Number of Households

± 1,064

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.84k households in Forney, TX grew to $104,112 from the previous year's value of $103,360.

The following chart displays the households in Forney, TX 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forney, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (8.53%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Forney, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.53%).

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

36.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forney, TX have a longer commute time (36.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.58% of the workforce in Forney, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forney, TX (2.76k out of 31.5k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forney, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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