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Language Spoken At Home in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 69,966 | 100% |
English only | 66,728 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 3,238 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,385 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 2,231 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,230 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 606 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 107 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 329 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 72 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,378 | 100% |
American | 7,072 | 9.4% |
Arab | 310 | 0.4% |
Czech | 84 | 0.1% |
Danish | 193 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 438 | 0.6% |
English | 6,034 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,788 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 139 | 0.2% |
German | 5,122 | 6.8% |
Greek | 214 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 70 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,191 | 10.9% |
Italian | 1,964 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 150 | 0.2% |
Polish | 299 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.0% |
Russian | 46 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,866 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 1,435 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 489 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 226 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 51 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 76 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 361 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 98 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,964 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,918 | 60.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,760 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 11,012 | 39.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,464 | 16.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,237 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 538 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,669 | 16.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,758 | 9.9% |
Nonfamily households | 11,046 | 39.5% |
Householder living alone | 8,844 | 31.6% |
65 years and over | 2,609 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,027 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,241 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 70,928 | 100% |
Householder | 27,964 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 11,010 | 15.5% |
Child | 21,100 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 5,630 | 7.9% |
Nonrelatives | 5,224 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,539 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,416 | 100% |
Never married | 11,440 | 40.3% |
Now married, except separated | 12,423 | 43.7% |
Separated | 708 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 750 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 3,095 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,954 | 100% |
Never married | 12,028 | 37.6% |
Now married, except separated | 11,840 | 37.1% |
Separated | 1,001 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 3,173 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 3,912 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,086 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 501 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,970 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,376 | 69.8% |
Less than 1 year | 426 | 21.6% |
1 or 2 years | 309 | 15.7% |
3 or 4 years | 164 | 8.3% |
5 or more years | 477 | 24.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,376 | 100% |
Who are female | 897 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 981 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,152 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,328 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 799 | 3.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,756 | 32.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,791 | 15.7% |
College or graduate school | 10,478 | 43.4% |
Educational Attainment in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 45,044 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,499 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,954 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,193 | 27.1% |
Some college, no degree | 10,333 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 3,035 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,071 | 15.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,959 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.7% |
Veteran Status in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 56,870 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,744 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 73,928 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,036 | 19.0% |
Under 18 years | 17,856 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,513 | 8.5% |
18 to 64 years | 47,731 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,297 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 8,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,226 | 50.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,257 | 100% |
Same house | 58,882 | 79.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,070 | 20.3% |
Same county | 7,339 | 9.9% |
Different county | 7,731 | 10.4% |
Same state | 5,560 | 7.5% |
Different state | 2,171 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 305 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,378 | 100% |
Native | 73,266 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 72,847 | 96.6% |
State of residence | 54,616 | 72.5% |
Different state | 18,231 | 24.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 419 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,112 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,112 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 353 | 16.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,759 | 83.3% |
Year of Entry in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,531 | 100% |
Native | 419 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 5.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 398 | 95.0% |
Foreign born | 2,112 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 193 | 9.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,919 | 90.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Forrest County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,112 | 100% |
Europe | 215 | 10.2% |
Asia | 448 | 21.2% |
Africa | 24 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 30 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 1,382 | 65.4% |
Northern America | 13 | 0.6% |