Forest City

Population: 225
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $70,000

Forest City, a community in Mason County, Illinois, has 225 residents. At $63,125, its median household income sits in line with Mason County's $62,127.

From 2019 to 2023, Forest City's population declined 20.5% from 283 to 225, while its median home value rose 13.5% from $61,700 to $70,000.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 225
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $70,000
Median gross rent: $920
Housing units: 102
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 18.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

283225

Median household income

$44,688$63,125

Median home value

$61,700$70,000

Median gross rent

$713$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	283	$44,688	$61,700	$713
2020	314	$47,083	$59,500	$829
2021	279	$57,500	$53,800	$850
2022	204	$53,750	$63,100	$889
2023	225	$63,125	$70,000	$920

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	6.7%
5 to 17	40	17.8%
18 to 24	13	5.8%
25 to 34	28	12.4%
35 to 44	24	10.7%
45 to 54	24	10.7%
55 to 64	26	11.6%
65 to 74	41	18.2%
75 and over	14	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	201	89.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	8.3%
High school graduate	78	49.7%
Some college or associate's	45	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	19	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	78.4%
Carpooled	7	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	9.5%
Other means	2	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	26.9%
15 to 29 min	19	28.4%
30 to 44 min	9	13.4%
45 to 59 min	9	13.4%
60+ min	12	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 28.4% (64 of 225)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	59.1%
Nonfamily households	38	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	93	91.2%
Vacant	9	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66	71.0%
Renter-occupied	27	29.0%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89	87.3%
1-unit, attached	2	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1726753
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3722, -89.8325