Forest Ranch

Population: 1,974
Median household income: $154,212
Median home value: $491,300

Forest Ranch is a community in Butte County, California, home to 1,974 residents. At $154,212, its median household income sits above Butte County's $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest Ranch's population grew 155.7% from 772 to 1,974, while its median home value fell 12.3% from $560,500 to $491,300.

Households average 2.69 people. 32.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,974
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $154,212
Median home value: $491,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 733
Homeownership rate: 99.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7721,974

Median household income

$174,090$154,212

Median home value

$560,500$491,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	772	—	$560,500
2020	1,551	$174,090	$545,500
2021	1,820	$137,216	$392,300
2022	1,686	$147,348	$472,900
2023	1,974	$154,212	$491,300

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4419.0%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	6.9%
5 to 17	379	19.2%
18 to 24	62	3.1%
25 to 34	107	5.4%
35 to 44	376	19.0%
45 to 54	343	17.4%
55 to 64	232	11.8%
65 to 74	285	14.4%
75 and over	54	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,682	85.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	215	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	283	20.3%
High school graduate	276	19.8%
Some college or associate's	379	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	255	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	204	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	863	80.4%
Carpooled	194	18.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	14.9%
15 to 29 min	630	59.6%
30 to 44 min	77	7.3%
45 to 59 min	193	18.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 1.5% (29 of 1,974)

	Count	Share
Family households	609	83.1%
Nonfamily households	124	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	733	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	726	99.0%
Renter-occupied	7	1.0%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	667	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0624918
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8952, -121.6705