Forsyth vs Maroa

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

Forsyth and Maroa 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 1,751 in Maroa). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($113,456 vs $72,500 in Maroa). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($289,800 vs $128,200 in Maroa).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Maroa
Population	3,656	1,751
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,456	$72,500
Median home value	$289,800	$128,200
Median gross rent	$1,207	$794
Housing units	1,346	779
Homeownership rate	92.3%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Maroa
Population	2,989 → 3,656 (+22.3%)	1,587 → 1,751 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$91,275 → $113,456 (+24.3%)	$60,893 → $72,500 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $289,800 (+30.4%)	$91,200 → $128,200 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,207 (-22.8%)	$662 → $794 (+19.9%)

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

Maroa

Population

1,5871,751

Median household income

$60,893$72,500

Median home value

$91,200$128,200

Median gross rent

$662$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Maroa
Under 5	6.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	29.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	7.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.5%
75 and over	9.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Maroa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	74.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Maroa
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	14.7%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Maroa
Drove alone	84.7%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.6%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Maroa
1-unit, detached	92.6%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	12.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Maroa
Poverty rate	10.7%	6.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1996	1965