Forest City, IA Population

Overview

4,284

Total Population

31.1

Median age

48.67%

Female population %

105.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

53.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

224

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Forest City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Forest City is 31.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest City's population under 18 was 26.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest City, 20.63% were under the age of 15, 28.59% aged 15 to 29, 36.55% aged 30 to 64, 12.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 114 less females than males in Forest City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.67% females and 51.33% males in Forest City, IA.
The Forest City, IA gender ratio is 105.5:100 i.e. 105.5 men to 100 women (1.055).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 364.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 235.

Forest City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest City population: 88.68% are White, 1.73% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.16% are Asian, 2.08% are some other race and 1.17% are multiracial.
Forest City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 224 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,06 (94.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest City is White with a population of 3,799 (88.68% of the total population).

Forest City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,444 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forest City's population decreased by 305 (6.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest City's population increased by 133 (3.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Forest City's population was lowest in year 2013 at 3,940.