Forest vs Mulberry

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

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

Mulberry has the higher population (1,266 vs 281 in Forest). Mulberry has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $68,300 in Forest). Since 2019, Forest's population has grown faster (+4.9% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Forest	Mulberry
Population	281	1,266
Median age	31.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,719
Median home value	$68,300	$125,500
Median gross rent	—	$796
Housing units	119	529
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest	Mulberry
Population	268 → 281 (+4.9%)	1,318 → 1,266 (-3.9%)
Median household income	—	$48,077 → $51,719 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$93,000 → $68,300 (-26.6%)	$97,700 → $125,500 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$919 → $796 (-13.4%)

Forest

Population

268281

Median home value

$93,000$68,300

Mulberry

Population

1,3181,266

Median household income

$48,077$51,719

Median home value

$97,700$125,500

Median gross rent

$919$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest	Mulberry
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	39.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	6.8%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.3%
55 to 64	6.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.3%
75 and over	2.8%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest	Mulberry
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest	Mulberry
No high school diploma	14.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	80.5%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	4.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest	Mulberry
Drove alone	100.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest	Mulberry
1-unit, detached	80.7%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forest	Mulberry
Poverty rate	11.7%	17.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1949	1938