Forsyth is home to 4,642 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 21.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 35.6. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Growth has run 23% since 2000, or 866 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 116%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forsyth
What changed most since 1990
White share44.4% → 52.3%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share55.1% → 40.5%(−14.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$135,364 → $274,400(+103%)US over the same years: +67%
Forsyth's population equals 16% of Monroe County's. Its number of households without a car equals 54% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 39% 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)20.8%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.7%(48)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.8%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 173 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
Forsyth, decade by decade
Forsyth 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
4,268
$57,779
$135,364
18.9%
62.3
2000
3,776
$55,602
$126,969
20.0%
64.4
2010
3,788
$45,213
$175,937
25.1%
66.9
2020
4,384
$53,297
$182,412
22.8%
71.1
2024
4,642
$73,250
$274,400
27.5%
69.7
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.
