Forest, MS Demographic Data
Forest, MS Summary
Forest is located in Scott County in Mississippi
- Population: 5,702
- Area: 13.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.08 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 435.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 455.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forest, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,711
48%
50.8
Male
2,989
52%
49.2
Total Population
5,700
323,128,000
Forest, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
428
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
496
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
357
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
263
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
146
2.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
753
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,022
17.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
768
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
272
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
361
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
535
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
170
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
129
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,209
73.8%
77.2
Female
2,026
48.1%
51.3
Male
2,183
51.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,131
72.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,071
18.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
834
14.6%
15.2
Female
406
48.7%
55.8
Male
428
51.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Forest, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,700
100.0%
96.8
White
2,451
43.0%
72.6
Black or African American
2,537
44.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
272
4.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
248
4.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
440
7.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,230
21.6%
17.8
Mexican
321
5.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
67
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
192
3.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
650
11.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,470
78.4%
82.2
Forest, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
577
14.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
762
19.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,133
28.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
696
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
353
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
338
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
151
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,339
33.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,671
66.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
489
12.2%
31.2
Forest, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,528
34.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,675
37.9%
47.5
Divorced
653
14.8%
11.0%
Separated
232
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
331
7.5
5.8%
Forest, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,028
76.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,244
23.6%
21.6%
Spanish
1,046
19.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
24
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
158
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.3%
1.1%
Forest, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
400
19.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
154
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
367
17.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
312
14.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
246
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
303
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
174
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
133
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
30,717
57,617
Per capita income
17,007
31,128
Forest, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
180
8.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
237
11.2%
9.8
Construction
266
12.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
251
11.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
56
2.6%
6.6
Information
27
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
421
19.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
89
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
61
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
121
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
286
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
128
6.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
412
19.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
531
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
377
17.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
463
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
340
16.0%
18.1%
Forest, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,100
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,373
65.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
672
32.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
39
1.9%
2.7
Other means
16
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Forest, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
475
22.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
689
32.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
540
25.7%
37.1
3 or more
401
19.0%
21.0
Forest, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,105
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,106
52.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
999
47.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
303
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Forest, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,408
1 room
48
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
37
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
125
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
656
27.2%
16.5
5 rooms
510
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
472
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
280
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
81
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
199
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Forest, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,408
1-unit, detached
1,522
63.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
53
2.2%
5.9
2-units
24
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
351
14.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
54
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
71
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
65
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
268
11.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Forest, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
145
6.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
145
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
165
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
566
23.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
348
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
621
25.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
193
8.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
133
5.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
92
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Forest, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,007
47.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
48
2.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,034
49.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
16
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Forest, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
545
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
12
2.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
23
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
44
8.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
164
30.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
293
53.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
273
54.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
9.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
56
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
96
19.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Forest, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
830
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
1.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
231
27.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
588
70.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
169
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
628
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
153
18.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
47
5.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
193
23.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
82
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
44
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
305
37.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
175
0.0%
0.0%
Forest, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,106
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
258
23.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
514
46.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
179
16.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
92
8.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
2.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
33
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,100
205,000