Forest County, PA Demographic Data
Forest County, PA Summary
Forest County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 7,664
- Area: 430.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 427.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 17.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,816.93 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forest County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,612
22%
50.8
Male
5,881
79%
49.2
Total Population
7,493
323,128,000
Forest County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38
0.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
32
0.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
42
0.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
254
3.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
632
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,697
22.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,301
17.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
760
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
561
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
568
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
993
13.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
465
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
150
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,203
96.1%
77.2
Female
1,546
21.5%
51.3
Male
5,657
78.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,084
94.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,994
26.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,608
21.5%
15.2
Female
777
48.3%
55.8
Male
831
51.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Forest County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,336
97.9%
96.8
White
4,653
62.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,371
31.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
34
0.5%
0.8
Asian
43
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
23
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
6
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.2%
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
235
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
157
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
565
7.5%
17.8
Mexican
114
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
243
3.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
208
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,928
92.5%
82.2
Forest County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
258
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
990
15.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,549
54.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
895
13.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
264
4.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
330
5.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
209
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,248
19.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,247
80.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
539
8.3%
31.2
Forest County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,690
50.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,327
31.5%
47.5
Divorced
711
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
162
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
491
6.7
5.8%
Forest County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,820
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
635
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
413
5.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
73
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
41
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
108
1.4%
1.1%
Forest County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
129
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
164
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
264
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
307
16.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
400
22.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
329
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
163
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
39
2.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
36,594
57,617
Per capita income
13,283
31,128
Forest County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
53
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
93
9.1%
9.8
Construction
79
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
225
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
78
7.7%
6.6
Information
10
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
79
7.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
63
6.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
31
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
125
12.3%
4.6
Retail trade
101
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
64
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
18
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
113
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
274
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
137
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
238
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
257
25.2%
18.1%
Forest County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
992
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
812
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
53
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.1%
5.1
Walked
77
7.8%
2.7
Other means
5
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
44
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.3
26.6
Forest County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
111
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
751
41.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
692
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
262
14.4%
21.0
Forest County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,816
21.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,538
84.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
278
15.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,657
78.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Forest County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,473
1 room
379
4.5%
2.4
2 rooms
619
7.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,492
17.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,988
23.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,450
17.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,190
14.0%
17.8
7 rooms
715
8.4%
12.0
8 rooms
299
3.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
341
4.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Forest County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,473
1-unit, detached
6,649
78.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
23
0.3%
5.9
2-units
8
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
17
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14
0.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
75
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
1,682
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Forest County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,013
12.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
372
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
898
10.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,387
16.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,503
29.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
886
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
680
8.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
650
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
66
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
18
0.2%
1.4%
Forest County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
897
49.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
309
17.0%
4.7
Electricity
140
7.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
192
10.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
37
2.0%
0.1
Wood
225
12.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
16
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Forest County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
500
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
5
1.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
3.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
21
4.2%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
4.8%
20.1%
Less than $500
34
6.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
103
20.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
298
59.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
209
41.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
74
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
155
31.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Forest County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
181
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
6.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
84
46.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
86
47.5%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
97
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
538
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
34
19.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25
14.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
27
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
61
34.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
100
0.0%
0.0%
Forest County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,538
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
270
17.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
630
41.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
259
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
170
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
125
8.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
67
4.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,600
205,000
