Forest Acres, SC Demographic Data
Forest Acres, SC Summary
Forest Acres is located in Richland County in South Carolina
- Population: 10,436
- Area: 4.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,101.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 249.67 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Forest Acres, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,577
53%
50.8
Male
4,994
47%
49.2
Total Population
10,571
323,128,000
Forest Acres, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
479
4.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
686
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
655
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
387
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
602
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,453
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,147
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,521
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
775
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
754
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,213
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
562
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
337
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,484
80.3%
77.2
Female
4,595
54.2%
51.3
Male
3,889
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,247
78.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,515
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,112
20.0%
15.2
Female
1,305
61.8%
55.8
Male
807
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Forest Acres, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,354
97.9%
96.8
White
7,951
75.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,150
20.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.3%
0.8
Asian
181
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
55
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
29
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
30
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
44
0.4%
0.2
Korean
9
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.1%
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
40
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
217
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
180
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
15
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
60
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
52
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
53
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,391
98.3%
82.2
Forest Acres, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
44
0.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
252
3.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
796
10.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,613
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
618
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,469
31.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,970
25.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
296
3.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,466
96.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,439
57.2%
31.2
Forest Acres, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,823
32.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,059
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,029
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
109
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
731
8.4
5.8%
Forest Acres, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,544
94.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
548
5.4%
21.6%
Spanish
208
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
197
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
92
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
51
0.5%
1.1%
Forest Acres, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
213
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
223
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
542
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
495
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
712
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
825
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
625
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
829
16.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
221
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
351
7.0%
6.4
Median household income
58,714
57,617
Per capita income
41,174
31,128
Forest Acres, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
437
8.1%
9.8
Construction
124
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,833
33.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
604
11.1%
6.6
Information
100
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
214
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
277
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
610
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
473
8.7%
4.6
Retail trade
470
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
112
2.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
170
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
276
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,204
59.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
220
4.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,079
19.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
645
11.9%
18.1%
Forest Acres, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,316
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,586
86.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
274
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.1%
5.1
Walked
43
0.8%
2.7
Other means
44
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
364
6.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.8
26.6
Forest Acres, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
228
4.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,168
43.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,967
39.1%
37.1
3 or more
673
13.4%
21.0
Forest Acres, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,036
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,598
71.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,438
28.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
584
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Forest Acres, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,620
1 room
37
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
28
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
309
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
669
11.9%
16.5
5 rooms
935
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,127
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
934
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
812
14.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
769
13.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Forest Acres, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,620
1-unit, detached
3,727
66.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
351
6.2%
5.9
2-units
100
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
296
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
664
11.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
135
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
309
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
38
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Forest Acres, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
143
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
330
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,627
29.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,445
25.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
820
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
659
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
405
7.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
152
2.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
22
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.3%
1.4%
Forest Acres, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,322
46.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
40
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,650
52.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Forest Acres, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,414
47295100.0
Less than $500
28
1.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
59
2.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
102
4.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
255
10.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
456
18.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
464
19.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,050
43.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,225
51.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
364
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
140
5.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
161
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
514
21.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Forest Acres, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,403
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
41
2.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
102
7.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
252
18.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,008
71.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
35
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
858
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
237
17.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
156
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
224
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
100
7.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
486
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Forest Acres, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,598
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
90
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
418
11.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
511
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
985
27.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
907
25.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
398
11.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
241
6.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
48
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
186,900
205,000
