CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forest

Mississippi · 5,060 residents · 13.1 sq mi

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Forest is a city of 5,060 people in Mississippi. 38.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $39,700. The median household earns $13,991, about 54% below the national median. Households here earn about 31% less than in Mississippi as a whole. Renters pay $266 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% 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

5,060

−15%vs 2000

vs 5,987 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(460)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(460)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(425)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(299)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(773)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(575)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(491)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(428)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(452)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(178)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(74)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,991

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,638 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,417

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,484 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.1%

+14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $360 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.8%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.7%(2,136)

Black50.1%(3,002)

Hispanic / Latino12.7%(761)

Asian0.4%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.1%(2,433)

Black51.7%(2,616)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American14.2%(759)

Mexican13.1%(702)

Guatemalan8.9%(479)

Cuban6.2%(332)

Panamanian3.2%(174)

Nicaraguan2%(106)

Dominican0.8%(44)

South American0.1%(5)

Bolivian0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American13.6%(729)

Irish5%(270)

English3%(162)

Welsh0.5%(28)

Scottish0.4%(24)

German0.4%(21)

French0.3%(17)

Hungarian0.3%(16)

Italian0.3%(16)

Dutch0.2%(12)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Cuban population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married34.7%(671)

Married54.5%(1,054)

Widowed3.6%(70)

Divorced7.2%(139)

Women 15+

Never married44.4%(841)

Married38.9%(736)

Widowed7.2%(137)

Divorced9.5%(180)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.1%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.3%

+15.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

36.4%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.4%

+13.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)51.9%(69)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 133 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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