CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forestville

Ohio · 9,185 residents · 3.70 sq mi

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Forestville is home to 9,185 people in Ohio. Households here earn about 61% more than in Ohio as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 38% of adults have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 2.4%, under the national 13.2%. The median household earns $46,250, about 54% above the national median. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% 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

9,185

−16%vs 2000

vs 10,978 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(752)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(709)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(584)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(368)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,388)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.8%(1,728)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(990)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(765)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(658)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(426)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,250

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,850 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,974

−31%vs 2000

vs $30,493 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,800

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $150,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$583

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $784 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(10,430)

Black0.9%(96)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(116)

Asian2.2%(244)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(9,112)

Black0.2%(20)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(16)

Asian0.5%(48)

Other0.1%(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

Mexican2%(220)

Spaniard0.5%(52)

South American0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(15)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(82)

Japanese0.5%(55)

Asian Indian0.4%(42)

Ancestry

German27.6%(2,993)

English18.4%(1,998)

Irish13.5%(1,459)

Italian7%(760)

American5.3%(578)

Scottish3.7%(396)

French2.4%(262)

Polish1.8%(199)

Dutch1.5%(159)

Welsh1.3%(136)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(133)

Croatian1.2%(126)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(86)

Russian0.6%(63)

Swiss0.6%(63)

Bulgarian0.5%(58)

Austrian0.4%(44)

Greek0.4%(40)

Belgian0.3%(36)

Lithuanian0.3%(30)

Brazilian0.2%(25)

Romanian0.2%(22)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Norwegian0.1%(16)

Swedish0.1%(16)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Ukrainian0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(13)

Serbian0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.8%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.1%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married26.7%(1,192)

Married58.4%(2,609)

Widowed3.5%(157)

Divorced11.4%(508)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(939)

Married55.5%(2,539)

Widowed11.1%(507)

Divorced12.8%(586)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 4.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% 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)2.5%(20)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(279)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II30%(241)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 802 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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