Adams vs Forest River

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

Adams and Forest River are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adams has the higher population (150 vs 139 in Forest River). Forest River has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $65,250 in Adams). Forest River has the higher median home value ($86,900 vs $60,000 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Forest River
Population	150	139
Median age	35.0 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,250	$65,625
Median home value	$60,000	$86,900
Median gross rent	$705	—
Housing units	79	85
Homeownership rate	85.2%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Forest River
Population	149 → 150 (+0.7%)	127 → 139 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $65,250 (+34.5%)	$63,125 → $65,625 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $60,000 (+33.3%)	$80,000 → $86,900 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $705 (+34.3%)	—

Adams

Population

149150

Median household income

$48,500$65,250

Median home value

$45,000$60,000

Median gross rent

$525$705

Forest River

Population

127139

Median household income

$63,125$65,625

Median home value

$80,000$86,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Forest River
Under 5	14.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	14.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	5.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	5.8%
45 to 54	6.0%	26.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	18.7%	10.1%
75 and over	2.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Forest River
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Forest River
No high school diploma	2.2%	8.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Forest River
Drove alone	89.1%	57.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	25.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	15.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Forest River
1-unit, detached	84.8%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Forest River
Poverty rate	15.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1966	1956