Forney vs Terrell

A side-by-side comparison of Forney and Terrell: population, income, housing, and more.

Forney and Terrell are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forney has the higher population (28,222 vs 19,019 in Terrell). Forney has the higher median household income ($103,360 vs $63,795 in Terrell). Forney has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $190,000 in Terrell).

Population, income & housing

	Forney	Terrell
Population	28,222	19,019
Median age	32.4 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,360	$63,795
Median home value	$323,500	$190,000
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,167
Housing units	9,894	6,331
Homeownership rate	74.3%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forney	Terrell
Population	21,459 → 28,222 (+31.5%)	17,869 → 19,019 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$102,716 → $103,360 (+0.6%)	$47,636 → $63,795 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $323,500 (+58.1%)	$118,600 → $190,000 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,665 (+27.3%)	$987 → $1,167 (+18.2%)

Forney

Population

21,45928,222

Median household income

$102,716$103,360

Median home value

$204,600$323,500

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,665

Terrell

Population

17,86919,019

Median household income

$47,636$63,795

Median home value

$118,600$190,000

Median gross rent

$987$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forney	Terrell
Under 5	10.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	22.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	7.5%
75 and over	2.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forney	Terrell
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	37.2%
Black or African American	15.2%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	38.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forney	Terrell
No high school diploma	7.7%	21.9%
High school graduate	21.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forney	Terrell
Drove alone	79.9%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.5%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forney	Terrell
1-unit, detached	80.3%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	10.8%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Forney	Terrell
Poverty rate	7.2%	16.8%
Average household size	2.99	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	2009	1983