COMPARING TWO PLACES
Appomattox vs Forest
PLACE A
Appomattox, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Forest, Indiana
Appomattox is 682% larger than Forest.
APPOMATTOXFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,025259+682% vs Forest
Population density9121,107−195
Population growth10.7%––
Median age35.931.7+4.2
Male49.7%62.9%−13.2 pts
Female50.3%37.1%+13.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%100.0%−41.8 pts
Black34.3%0.0%+34.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Median household income$51,875––
Per capita income$28,607$17,792+$10,815
Poverty rate12.2%18.1%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.522−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%0.0%+12.7 pts
Graduate degree3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%0.0%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation68.0%43.6%+24.3 pts
Median home value$162,300$84,600+$77,700
Median gross rent$905––
Owner-occupied60.4%100.0%−39.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%16.3%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%––
Average commute25.4––
Worked from home9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024