Forest City, NC Population

Overview

7,330

Total Population

33.8

Median age

55.50%

Female population %

80.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

73.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

518

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 33.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest City's population under 18 was 29.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest City, 24.32% were under the age of 15, 22.25% aged 15 to 29, 35.31% aged 30 to 64, 16.30% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 806 more females than males in Forest City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.50% females and 44.50% males in Forest City, NC.
The Forest City, NC gender ratio is 80.2:100 i.e. 80.2 men to 100 women (0.802).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 469.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 460.

Forest City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest City population: 63.07% are White, 27.54% are Black or African American, 1.34% are Asian, 3.40% are some other race and 4.65% are multiracial.
Forest City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 518 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,812 (92.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest City is White with a population of 4,623 (63.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,485 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forest City's population decreased by 22 (0.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest City's population decreased by 90 (1.21%), 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 2009 at 6,952.