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Language Spoken At Home in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,205 | 100% |
English only | 24,925 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 1,280 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 575 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 932 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 453 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 143 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 44 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 161 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,089 | 100% |
American | 2,001 | 7.1% |
Arab | 115 | 0.4% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 38 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 477 | 1.7% |
English | 967 | 3.4% |
French (except Basque) | 282 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,572 | 5.6% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,809 | 6.4% |
Italian | 184 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 51 | 0.2% |
Polish | 7 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian | 16 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 244 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 268 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 48 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 25 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 38 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 89 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,177 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,148 | 67.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,465 | 26.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,431 | 37.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 992 | 10.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 489 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 219 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,228 | 24.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,254 | 13.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,029 | 33.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,754 | 30.0% |
65 years and over | 954 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,273 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,537 | 27.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,020 | 100% |
Householder | 9,177 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 3,427 | 14.3% |
Child | 7,758 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 2,900 | 12.1% |
Nonrelatives | 758 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 547 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,430 | 100% |
Never married | 4,822 | 38.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,511 | 36.3% |
Separated | 564 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 331 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,202 | 17.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,114 | 100% |
Never married | 2,938 | 29.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,807 | 37.6% |
Separated | 482 | 4.8% |
Widowed | 1,420 | 14.0% |
Divorced | 1,467 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 458 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 396 | 86.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 172 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 800 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 563 | 70.4% |
Less than 1 year | 79 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 124 | 15.5% |
3 or 4 years | 55 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 305 | 38.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 563 | 100% |
Who are female | 427 | 75.8% |
Who are married | 313 | 55.6% |
School Enrollment in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,759 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 505 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 282 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,953 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,648 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,371 | 20.3% |
Educational Attainment in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,977 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,568 | 8.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,906 | 15.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,096 | 37.4% |
Some college, no degree | 4,094 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,179 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,429 | 7.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 705 | 3.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.2% |
Veteran Status in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,404 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,987 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,062 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,133 | 21.3% |
Under 18 years | 6,666 | 100% |
With a disability | 306 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 14,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,154 | 22.3% |
65 years and over | 3,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,673 | 51.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,785 | 100% |
Same house | 23,019 | 82.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,682 | 16.9% |
Same county | 2,877 | 10.4% |
Different county | 1,805 | 6.5% |
Same state | 1,002 | 3.6% |
Different state | 803 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 84 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,089 | 100% |
Native | 27,493 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 27,370 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 19,520 | 69.5% |
Different state | 7,850 | 27.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 123 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 596 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 596 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 175 | 29.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 421 | 70.6% |
Year of Entry in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 719 | 100% |
Native | 123 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 7.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 114 | 92.7% |
Foreign born | 596 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 73 | 12.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 523 | 87.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Forrest City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 596 | 100% |
Europe | 26 | 4.4% |
Asia | 131 | 22.0% |
Africa | 7 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 432 | 72.5% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |