Forest City, MO Population

Overview

249

Total Population

56.1

Median age

44.98%

Female population %

122.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

88.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest City is 56.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest City's population under 18 was 15.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest City, 12.85% were under the age of 15, 10.04% aged 15 to 29, 42.97% aged 30 to 64, 31.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 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 44.98% females and 55.02% males in Forest City, MO.
The Forest City, MO gender ratio is 122.3:100 i.e. 122.3 men to 100 women (1.223).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.

Forest City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest City population: 96.39% are White, 2.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian and 0.80% are multiracial.
Forest City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 247 (99.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest City is White with a population of 24 (96.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 336 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forest City's population decreased by 61 (18.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest City's population decreased by 32 (11.64%), 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 2020 at 243.