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Language Spoken At Home in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 63,660 | 100% |
English only | 60,657 | 95.3% |
Language other than English | 3,003 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,289 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 2,027 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 858 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 511 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 154 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 298 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 243 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 167 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,446 | 100% |
American | 12,327 | 18.3% |
Arab | 78 | 0.1% |
Czech | 109 | 0.2% |
Danish | 21 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,238 | 1.8% |
English | 6,541 | 9.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,144 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 207 | 0.3% |
German | 7,086 | 10.5% |
Greek | 73 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 180 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,606 | 12.8% |
Italian | 1,152 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 148 | 0.2% |
Polish | 439 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 73 | 0.1% |
Russian | 134 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,512 | 3.7% |
Scottish | 1,358 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 220 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 225 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 67 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 243 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 34 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,412 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,013 | 69.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,311 | 26.7% |
Married-couple family | 14,194 | 51.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,912 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,238 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 509 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,581 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,890 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 8,399 | 30.6% |
Householder living alone | 7,364 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 3,330 | 12.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,761 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,498 | 31.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 66,055 | 100% |
Householder | 27,412 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 14,151 | 21.4% |
Child | 17,435 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 4,446 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,611 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,429 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,276 | 100% |
Never married | 6,549 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 15,208 | 57.9% |
Separated | 893 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 748 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 2,878 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,813 | 100% |
Never married | 5,528 | 19.2% |
Now married, except separated | 14,435 | 50.1% |
Separated | 945 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 3,755 | 13.0% |
Divorced | 4,150 | 14.4% |
Fertility in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 781 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 363 | 46.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,149 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,155 | 53.7% |
Less than 1 year | 190 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 205 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 169 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 591 | 27.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,155 | 100% |
Who are female | 656 | 56.8% |
Who are married | 848 | 73.4% |
School Enrollment in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,073 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 704 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 667 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,233 | 45.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,866 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,603 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 47,184 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,425 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,716 | 12.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,746 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 11,066 | 23.5% |
Associate's degree | 4,711 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,750 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,770 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.9% |
Veteran Status in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 52,313 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,633 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 66,195 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,238 | 20.0% |
Under 18 years | 15,080 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,215 | 8.1% |
18 to 64 years | 39,989 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,098 | 17.7% |
65 years and over | 11,126 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,925 | 44.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 66,808 | 100% |
Same house | 58,348 | 87.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,443 | 12.6% |
Same county | 5,865 | 8.8% |
Different county | 2,578 | 3.9% |
Same state | 1,212 | 1.8% |
Different state | 1,366 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 17 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,446 | 100% |
Native | 65,694 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 65,368 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 47,987 | 71.1% |
Different state | 17,381 | 25.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 326 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,752 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,752 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 828 | 47.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 924 | 52.7% |
Year of Entry in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,078 | 100% |
Native | 326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,752 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,750 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Forest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,752 | 100% |
Europe | 222 | 12.7% |
Asia | 302 | 17.2% |
Africa | 15 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 43 | 2.5% |
Latin America | 1,153 | 65.8% |
Northern America | 17 | 1.0% |