Forsyth vs Oreana

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

Forsyth and Oreana 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 1,183 in Oreana). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($113,456 vs $93,194 in Oreana). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($289,800 vs $129,100 in Oreana).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Oreana
Population	3,656	1,183
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,456	$93,194
Median home value	$289,800	$129,100
Median gross rent	$1,207	$921
Housing units	1,346	494
Homeownership rate	92.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Oreana
Population	2,989 → 3,656 (+22.3%)	755 → 1,183 (+56.7%)
Median household income	$91,275 → $113,456 (+24.3%)	$61,667 → $93,194 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $289,800 (+30.4%)	$97,200 → $129,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,207 (-22.8%)	$825 → $921 (+11.6%)

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

Oreana

Population

7551,183

Median household income

$61,667$93,194

Median home value

$97,200$129,100

Median gross rent

$825$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Oreana
Under 5	6.6%	12.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.3%
75 and over	9.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Oreana
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Oreana
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	14.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Oreana
Drove alone	84.7%	89.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Oreana
1-unit, detached	92.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Oreana
Poverty rate	10.7%	2.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1996	1966