Forest vs Kenton

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

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

Kenton has the higher population (7,607 vs 1,401 in Forest). Kenton has the higher median household income ($47,667 vs $46,111 in Forest). Forest has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $98,100 in Kenton).

Population, income & housing

	Forest	Kenton
Population	1,401	7,607
Median age	37.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,111	$47,667
Median home value	$106,800	$98,100
Median gross rent	$749	$642
Housing units	634	3,534
Homeownership rate	75.3%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest	Kenton
Population	1,485 → 1,401 (-5.7%)	8,284 → 7,607 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$42,434 → $46,111 (+8.7%)	$40,613 → $47,667 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $106,800 (+35.9%)	$75,300 → $98,100 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $749 (+11.3%)	$608 → $642 (+5.6%)

Forest

Population

1,4851,401

Median household income

$42,434$46,111

Median home value

$78,600$106,800

Median gross rent

$673$749

Kenton

Population

8,2847,607

Median household income

$40,613$47,667

Median home value

$75,300$98,100

Median gross rent

$608$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest	Kenton
Under 5	2.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.1%
75 and over	3.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest	Kenton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest	Kenton
No high school diploma	8.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	43.8%	54.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest	Kenton
Drove alone	91.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest	Kenton
1-unit, detached	86.6%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Forest	Kenton
Poverty rate	15.6%	21.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1959	1959