COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forbestown vs Oroville
PLACE A
Forbestown, California
VS
PLACE B
Oroville, Washington
Forbestown is 95% smaller than Oroville. Forbestown earns more, with a median household income $29,828 higher. Forbestown has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 6%).
FORBESTOWNOROVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population901,935−95% vs Oroville
Population density141,145−1,131
Population growth23.8%6.5%+17.3 pts
Median age42.849.3−6.5
Male72.2%54.8%+17.5 pts
Female27.8%45.2%−17.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%22.6%−22.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic20.0%56.2%−36.2 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%24.0%−24.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other80.0%17.0%+63.0 pts
Median household income$69,583$39,755+$29,828
Per capita income$19,294$31,122−$11,828
Poverty rate14.4%26.9%−12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1750.526−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate38.2%5.5%+32.8 pts
Labor force participation37.8%54.3%−16.5 pts
Median home value$195,800$175,200+$20,600
Median gross rent$596$738−$142
Owner-occupied100.0%62.2%+37.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%57.5%−57.5 pts
Average commute–10.6–
Worked from home0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Uninsured65.6%16.5%+49.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024