Forsyth vs Long Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Forsyth and Long Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forsyth has the higher population (3,656 vs 1,309 in Long Creek). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($113,456 vs $83,214 in Long Creek). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($289,800 vs $165,800 in Long Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Long Creek
Population	3,656	1,309
Median age	41.9 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,456	$83,214
Median home value	$289,800	$165,800
Median gross rent	$1,207	$839
Housing units	1,346	549
Homeownership rate	92.3%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Long Creek
Population	2,989 → 3,656 (+22.3%)	1,459 → 1,309 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$91,275 → $113,456 (+24.3%)	$84,896 → $83,214 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $289,800 (+30.4%)	$145,200 → $165,800 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,207 (-22.8%)	$717 → $839 (+17.0%)

Forsyth

Population

2,9893,656

Median household income

$91,275$113,456

Median home value

$222,200$289,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$1,207

Long Creek

Population

1,4591,309

Median household income

$84,896$83,214

Median home value

$145,200$165,800

Median gross rent

$717$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Long Creek
Under 5	6.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	7.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	20.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.6%
75 and over	9.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Long Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Long Creek
No high school diploma	2.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	14.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Long Creek
Drove alone	84.7%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.6%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Long Creek
1-unit, detached	92.6%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Long Creek
Poverty rate	10.7%	4.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1996	1973