Language Spoken At Home in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,123 | 100% |
English only | 13,093 | 92.7% |
Language other than English | 1,030 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 472 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 717 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 373 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 111 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 41 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 161 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,245 | 100% |
American | 711 | 4.7% |
Arab | 115 | 0.8% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 99 | 0.6% |
English | 319 | 2.1% |
French (except Basque) | 121 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 590 | 3.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 607 | 4.0% |
Italian | 152 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 27 | 0.2% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.1% |
Russian | 13 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 67 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 116 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 217 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 7 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 24 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 79 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,068 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,683 | 66.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,256 | 30.9% |
Married-couple family | 1,092 | 26.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 359 | 8.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 227 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 99 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,364 | 33.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 798 | 19.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,385 | 34.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,298 | 31.9% |
65 years and over | 328 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,729 | 42.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 853 | 21.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,197 | 100% |
Householder | 4,068 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 1,101 | 9.8% |
Child | 3,993 | 35.7% |
Other relatives | 1,690 | 15.1% |
Nonrelatives | 345 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 230 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,266 | 100% |
Never married | 3,339 | 46.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,953 | 26.9% |
Separated | 436 | 6.0% |
Widowed | 142 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 1,396 | 19.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,013 | 100% |
Never married | 1,925 | 38.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,232 | 24.6% |
Separated | 288 | 5.7% |
Widowed | 738 | 14.7% |
Divorced | 830 | 16.6% |
Fertility in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 294 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 275 | 93.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 183 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 451 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 328 | 72.7% |
Less than 1 year | 27 | 6.0% |
1 or 2 years | 69 | 15.3% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 192 | 42.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 328 | 100% |
Who are female | 246 | 75.0% |
Who are married | 194 | 59.1% |
School Enrollment in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,909 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 234 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 155 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,464 | 37.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,172 | 30.0% |
College or graduate school | 884 | 22.6% |
Educational Attainment in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,055 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 768 | 7.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,536 | 15.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,537 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,348 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 684 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 835 | 8.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 347 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.8% |
Veteran Status in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,596 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,061 | 9.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 11,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,118 | 18.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,632 | 100% |
With a disability | 56 | 1.5% |
18 to 64 years | 6,562 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,528 | 23.3% |
65 years and over | 1,047 | 100% |
With a disability | 534 | 51.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,077 | 100% |
Same house | 11,687 | 77.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,326 | 22.1% |
Same county | 1,919 | 12.7% |
Different county | 1,407 | 9.3% |
Same state | 679 | 4.5% |
Different state | 728 | 4.8% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,245 | 100% |
Native | 14,711 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 14,659 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 9,510 | 62.4% |
Different state | 5,149 | 33.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 52 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 534 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 534 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 116 | 21.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 418 | 78.3% |
Year of Entry in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 586 | 100% |
Native | 52 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 17.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 43 | 82.7% |
Foreign born | 534 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 73 | 13.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 461 | 86.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Forrest City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 534 | 100% |
Europe | 20 | 3.7% |
Asia | 128 | 24.0% |
Africa | 7 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 379 | 71.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |