Forsyth is home to 2,766 people in Missouri. The median age is 51.6, about 13 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,080 people. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 35% less than in Missouri as a whole. The typical home is worth $192,600, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,824, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forsyth
What changed most since 1990
Population1,161 → 2,766(+138%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age54.3 → 51.6(−2.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.2% → 91.9%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Forsyth's population equals 4.9% of Taney County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% 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)14.4%(38)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.3%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War34.1%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 264 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
1,161
$38,233
$120,243
13.5%
4.4
2000
1,686
$57,930
$164,313
19.5%
5.0
2010
2,255
$52,367
$175,362
17.7%
14.2
2020
2,730
$45,146
$178,776
25.1%
21.2
2024
2,766
$45,824
$192,600
34.3%
18.9
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.
