Forestbrook vs Little River

A side-by-side comparison of Forestbrook and Little River: population, income, housing, and more.

Forestbrook and Little River are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Little River has the higher population (10,457 vs 7,450 in Forestbrook). Forestbrook has the higher median household income ($77,791 vs $64,590 in Little River). Forestbrook has the higher median home value ($298,800 vs $267,800 in Little River).

Population, income & housing

	Forestbrook	Little River
Population	7,450	10,457
Median age	50.7 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,791	$64,590
Median home value	$298,800	$267,800
Median gross rent	$1,087	$1,531
Housing units	3,213	7,769
Homeownership rate	88.8%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forestbrook	Little River
Population	6,591 → 7,450 (+13.0%)	9,792 → 10,457 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$55,945 → $77,791 (+39.0%)	$54,156 → $64,590 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$194,700 → $298,800 (+53.5%)	$175,400 → $267,800 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	$965 → $1,087 (+12.6%)	$940 → $1,531 (+62.9%)

Forestbrook

Population

6,5917,450

Median household income

$55,945$77,791

Median home value

$194,700$298,800

Median gross rent

$965$1,087

Little River

Population

9,79210,457

Median household income

$54,156$64,590

Median home value

$175,400$267,800

Median gross rent

$940$1,531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forestbrook	Little River
Under 5	2.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	6.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	17.6%	26.5%
75 and over	10.7%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forestbrook	Little River
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forestbrook	Little River
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	22.4%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forestbrook	Little River
Drove alone	83.4%	73.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	14.3%
Other means	3.4%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forestbrook	Little River
1-unit, detached	85.3%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	27.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Forestbrook	Little River
Poverty rate	6.0%	9.9%
Average household size	2.56	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	2003	1995