Forest

Population: 5,365
Median household income: $51,082
Median home value: $129,100

Forest, a community in Scott County, Mississippi, has 5,365 residents. Its median household income of $51,082 runs above the Scott County figure of $48,492.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest's population declined 4.7% from 5,629 to 5,365, while its median home value rose 67.2% from $77,200 to $129,100.

Households average 2.80 people. The median gross rent is $695.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,365
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,082
Median home value: $129,100
Median gross rent: $695
Housing units: 2,169
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6295,365

Median household income

$27,165$51,082

Median home value

$77,200$129,100

Median gross rent

$707$695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,629	$27,165	$77,200	$707
2020	5,569	$43,382	$98,500	$604
2021	5,464	$45,274	$106,600	$610
2022	5,416	$50,093	$113,700	$616
2023	5,365	$51,082	$129,100	$695

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	486	9.1%
5 to 17	1,041	19.4%
18 to 24	453	8.4%
25 to 34	535	10.0%
35 to 44	908	16.9%
45 to 54	460	8.6%
55 to 64	741	13.8%
65 to 74	392	7.3%
75 and over	349	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,329	24.8%
Black or African American	2,268	42.3%
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	201	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,567	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.5%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,101	32.5%
High school graduate	839	24.8%
Some college or associate's	947	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	291	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	207	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,475	74.6%
Carpooled	232	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	205	10.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	64	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	929	47.0%
15 to 29 min	612	31.0%
30 to 44 min	196	9.9%
45 to 59 min	197	10.0%
60+ min	42	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 23.2% (1,200 of 5,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,226	65.5%
Nonfamily households	647	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,873	86.4%
Vacant	296	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	947	50.6%
Renter-occupied	926	49.4%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,273	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	317	14.6%
5 to 19 units	211	9.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	368	17.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2825340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.3598, -89.4759