Forest vs Kirklin

A side-by-side comparison of Forest and Kirklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Forest and Kirklin are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kirklin has the higher population (994 vs 281 in Forest). Kirklin has the higher median home value ($92,900 vs $68,300 in Forest). Since 2019, Kirklin's population has grown faster (+7.6% vs +4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Forest	Kirklin
Population	281	994
Median age	31.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,250
Median home value	$68,300	$92,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,015
Housing units	119	381
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest	Kirklin
Population	268 → 281 (+4.9%)	924 → 994 (+7.6%)
Median household income	—	$43,661 → $57,250 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$93,000 → $68,300 (-26.6%)	$72,600 → $92,900 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$728 → $1,015 (+39.4%)

Forest

Population

268281

Median home value

$93,000$68,300

Kirklin

Population

924994

Median household income

$43,661$57,250

Median home value

$72,600$92,900

Median gross rent

$728$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest	Kirklin
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	39.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.5%
75 and over	2.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest	Kirklin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest	Kirklin
No high school diploma	14.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	80.5%	56.6%
Some college or associate's	4.7%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest	Kirklin
Drove alone	100.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest	Kirklin
1-unit, detached	80.7%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Forest	Kirklin
Poverty rate	11.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.84	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1949	1938