Forest vs Kilbourne

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

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

Kilbourne has the higher population (384 vs 336 in Forest). Since 2019, Kilbourne's population has grown faster (+42.2% vs +13.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Forest	Kilbourne
Population	336	384
Median age	25.7 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	—
Median home value	$95,000	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	114	218
Homeownership rate	65.3%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	20.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest	Kilbourne
Population	295 → 336 (+13.9%)	270 → 384 (+42.2%)
Median household income	$27,279 → $45,625 (+67.3%)	$27,250 → $36,563 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $95,000 (+24.5%)	$118,200 → $154,500 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $775 (+21.5%)	$496 → $624 (+25.8%)

Forest

Population

295336

Median household income

$27,279$45,625

Median home value

$76,300$95,000

Median gross rent

$638$775

Kilbourne

Population

270384

Median household income

$27,250$36,563

Median home value

$118,200$154,500

Median gross rent

$496$624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest	Kilbourne
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	4.2%	7.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	3.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	4.8%	12.0%
75 and over	7.7%	43.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest	Kilbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	88.8%
Black or African American	6.3%	1.3%
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	0.6%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest	Kilbourne
No high school diploma	17.3%	31.4%
High school graduate	29.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest	Kilbourne
Drove alone	88.9%	99.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest	Kilbourne
1-unit, detached	52.6%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.4%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Forest	Kilbourne
Poverty rate	13.4%	14.8%
Average household size	3.43	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1981	1960