CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forrest

Illinois · 1,124 residents · 0.65 sq mi

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With 1,124 people, Forrest is a city in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $42,900. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,124

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,225 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024994

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(51)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(188)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(135)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(107)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(118)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(134)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,563

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,677 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,830

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,707 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $444 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(1,165)

Black0.6%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(33)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(1,117)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0.4%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10%(99)

Puerto Rican0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German43.9%(436)

Irish19.8%(197)

Swiss8.8%(87)

English7.3%(73)

American3.5%(35)

Polish2.4%(24)

French2.3%(23)

Italian2.3%(23)

British0.8%(8)

Dutch0.6%(6)

Czech0.4%(4)

Subsaharan African0.4%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3)

Scottish0.2%(2)

Hungarian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Swiss population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married38.4%(149)

Married55.4%(215)

Widowed1%(4)

Divorced5.2%(20)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(118)

Married54.7%(220)

Widowed4.7%(19)

Divorced11.2%(45)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−11.2 ptssince 2020

from 77.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)16.7%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.5%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.9%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 66 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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