CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forest City

Florida · 10,638 residents · 4.30 sq mi

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Forest City is a city of 10,638 people in Florida. Households here earn about 28% more than in Florida as a whole. Renters pay $593 a month at the median. There are 1,974 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.1% of residents. Households take in $35,117 a year at the median, 17% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,638

−16%vs 2000

vs 12,612 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(590)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(675)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(921)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(702)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(1,825)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(1,558)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.7%(1,456)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(925)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(714)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(437)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(250)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,117

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,191 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,142

−38%vs 2000

vs $24,464 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,400

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $107,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$593

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $746 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

34.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.4%(9,386)

Black4.6%(578)

Hispanic / Latino15.6%(1,964)

Asian3.4%(427)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(9,906)

Black2.7%(292)

Hispanic / Latino11.2%(1,190)

Asian2.1%(220)

Other2.1%(220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican10.4%(1,598)

South American6.9%(1,056)

Cuban4.3%(666)

Colombian3%(461)

Dominican2.2%(330)

Mexican2%(300)

Venezuelan1.3%(203)

Chilean1.1%(167)

Argentine0.8%(125)

Central American0.7%(110)

Peruvian0.5%(80)

Salvadoran0.5%(71)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.3%(39)

Ecuadorian0.1%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.6%(249)

Chinese1%(154)

Bangladeshi0.4%(64)

Korean0.4%(57)

Vietnamese0.2%(25)

Sri Lankan0.1%(21)

Taiwanese0.1%(15)

Filipino0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(41)

Ancestry

American14.5%(2,219)

German8.1%(1,237)

English7%(1,071)

West Indian5.3%(815)

Irish4.1%(621)

Italian4%(617)

Haitian3.5%(531)

Dutch2%(305)

Jamaican1.4%(213)

Swedish1.4%(208)

Scottish1.2%(181)

French1.1%(165)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(146)

Norwegian0.7%(105)

French Canadian0.7%(101)

Swiss0.6%(87)

Arab0.5%(76)

Subsaharan African0.5%(74)

Polish0.4%(67)

Danish0.4%(63)

Canadian0.4%(62)

Czech0.3%(49)

British0.3%(46)

Russian0.3%(46)

Lebanese0.3%(45)

Welsh0.3%(40)

Finnish0.2%(28)

Austrian0.2%(24)

Brazilian0.2%(24)

Croatian0.2%(23)

Greek0.1%(22)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Egyptian0.1%(17)

Syrian0.1%(14)

Barbadian0.1%(14)

Serbian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.9%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 18.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(2,260)

Married48.2%(2,979)

Widowed0.9%(54)

Divorced14.4%(893)

Women 15+

Never married31%(2,163)

Married45.3%(3,162)

Widowed6.7%(466)

Divorced17%(1,182)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−11.6 ptssince 2013

from 24.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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