Cullom vs Forrest

A side-by-side comparison of Cullom and Forrest: population, income, housing, and more.

Cullom and Forrest are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forrest has the higher population (1,008 vs 540 in Cullom). Forrest has the higher median household income ($70,417 vs $61,912 in Cullom). Forrest has the higher median home value ($104,000 vs $88,100 in Cullom).

Population, income & housing

	Cullom	Forrest
Population	540	1,008
Median age	38.6 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,912	$70,417
Median home value	$88,100	$104,000
Median gross rent	$940	$663
Housing units	273	472
Homeownership rate	76.0%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullom	Forrest
Population	580 → 540 (-6.9%)	1,058 → 1,008 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $61,912 (+47.8%)	$58,839 → $70,417 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $88,100 (+23.2%)	$94,100 → $104,000 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $940 (+39.9%)	$625 → $663 (+6.1%)

Cullom

Population

580540

Median household income

$41,875$61,912

Median home value

$71,500$88,100

Median gross rent

$672$940

Forrest

Population

1,0581,008

Median household income

$58,839$70,417

Median home value

$94,100$104,000

Median gross rent

$625$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullom	Forrest
Under 5	4.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	17.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	5.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.1%
75 and over	6.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullom	Forrest
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullom	Forrest
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	35.5%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullom	Forrest
Drove alone	85.1%	87.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	2.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	1.2%	4.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullom	Forrest
1-unit, detached	95.2%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cullom	Forrest
Poverty rate	16.3%	14.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1955	1956