CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forestbrook

South Carolina · 2,598 residents · 3.67 sq mi

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With 2,598 people, Forestbrook is a city in South Carolina. There are 793 fewer people here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Households here earn about 18% more than in South Carolina as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.4% of locals. Median home value sits at $79,300.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% 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

2,598

−23%vs 2000

vs 3,391 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(210)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(161)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.4%(295)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(192)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(125)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(536)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.4%(477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(222)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(182)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(166)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,050

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,982 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,607

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,990 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,300

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$449

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $611 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.1%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

38.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(2,947)

Black9.1%(307)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(62)

Asian0.9%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(2,411)

Black5.9%(154)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(21)

Asian1.3%(33)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.2%(389)

Mexican1.4%(103)

Spaniard1%(78)

Cuban0.6%(43)

Central American0.3%(22)

Honduran0.3%(22)

South American0.1%(11)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Irish16.9%(1,263)

German14.7%(1,096)

English14.5%(1,086)

Italian11.5%(858)

Ukrainian10.3%(767)

American7.5%(562)

French4.9%(370)

Scottish4.1%(306)

Polish3.4%(252)

Welsh2.9%(218)

Swedish1.4%(103)

Dutch1.3%(99)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Arab1.3%(94)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(94)

Czech1%(72)

Croatian0.5%(40)

Lebanese0.4%(33)

Portuguese0.4%(30)

Subsaharan African0.3%(23)

Finnish0.2%(18)

Hungarian0.2%(16)

Turkish0.2%(14)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

Slovak0.2%(12)

West Indian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married37.6%(1,171)

Married49.6%(1,543)

Widowed3.6%(113)

Divorced9.2%(287)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(813)

Married45.3%(1,665)

Widowed12.5%(461)

Divorced20.1%(738)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−16.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.4%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% 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)20.5%(137)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.3%(329)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 668 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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