Forest City, IL Population

Overview

279

Total Population

32.1

Median age

48.03%

Female population %

108.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

92.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

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 32.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest City's population under 18 was 37.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest City, 33.33% were under the age of 15, 7.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.09% aged 30 to 64, 11.83% aged 65 to 84, and 2.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 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 48.03% females and 51.97% males in Forest City, IL.
The Forest City, IL gender ratio is 108.2:100 i.e. 108.2 men to 100 women (1.082).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 28.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 22.

Forest City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest City population: 94.27% are White and 5.73% are multiracial.
Forest City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 276 (98.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest City is White with a population of 263 (94.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 290 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forest City's population decreased by 44 (15.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest City's population decreased by 28 (11.38%), 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 2022 at 212.