Forest vs McGuffey

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

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

Forest has the higher population (1,401 vs 378 in McGuffey). McGuffey has the higher median household income ($49,792 vs $46,111 in Forest). Forest has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $59,500 in McGuffey).

Population, income & housing

	Forest	McGuffey
Population	1,401	378
Median age	37.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,111	$49,792
Median home value	$106,800	$59,500
Median gross rent	$749	$807
Housing units	634	198
Homeownership rate	75.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest	McGuffey
Population	1,485 → 1,401 (-5.7%)	485 → 378 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$42,434 → $46,111 (+8.7%)	$47,031 → $49,792 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $106,800 (+35.9%)	$60,500 → $59,500 (-1.7%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $749 (+11.3%)	$638 → $807 (+26.5%)

Forest

Population

1,4851,401

Median household income

$42,434$46,111

Median home value

$78,600$106,800

Median gross rent

$673$749

McGuffey

Population

485378

Median household income

$47,031$49,792

Median home value

$60,500$59,500

Median gross rent

$638$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest	McGuffey
Under 5	2.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	11.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	13.8%
75 and over	3.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest	McGuffey
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest	McGuffey
No high school diploma	8.5%	21.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest	McGuffey
Drove alone	91.4%	87.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest	McGuffey
1-unit, detached	86.6%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Forest	McGuffey
Poverty rate	15.6%	24.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1959	1955