Forest City is home to 15,312 people in Florida. Density works out to 3,562 people per square mile. 2,700 more people live here than in 2000. That is roughly 15% ahead of the Florida median. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $85,606, close to the national figure.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,606, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forest City
What changed most since 1990
White share84.6% → 52.7%(−31.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share2.3% → 9.9%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Forest City's population equals 3.2% of Seminole County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.9%(93)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(171)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(178)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.7%(109)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 584 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Forest City, decade by decade
Forest City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,638
$84,283
$197,766
19.9%
33.9
2000
12,612
$91,431
$196,010
26.6%
52.3
2010
13,854
$72,127
$331,159
29.6%
68.2
2020
14,623
$79,629
$338,038
39.9%
79.2
2024
15,312
$85,606
$369,900
39.4%
79.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
