COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forest vs Lynchburg
PLACE A
Forest, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lynchburg, South Carolina
Forest is 14% smaller than Lynchburg.
FORESTLYNCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population259302−14% vs Lynchburg
Population density1,107267+840
Population growth–-14.7%–
Median age31.756.2−24.5
Male62.9%62.2%+0.7 pts
Female37.1%37.8%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%3.1%+96.9 pts
Black0.0%95.7%−95.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income–$17,629–
Per capita income$17,792$15,833+$1,959
Poverty rate18.1%56.7%−38.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5220.431+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Labor force participation43.6%38.9%+4.7 pts
Median home value$84,600$107,300−$22,700
Median gross rent–$833–
Owner-occupied100.0%50.9%+49.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%19.5%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households–90.4%–
Average commute–36.5–
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024