Forest City

Population: 180
Median household income: $45,750
Median home value: $74,300

Forest City, a community in Holt County, Missouri, has 180 residents. At $45,750, its median household income sits below Holt County's $58,516.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest City's population declined 31.6% from 263 to 180, while its median home value rose 7.5% from $69,100 to $74,300.

The median gross rent is $392. 7.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 180
Median age: 56.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,750
Median home value: $74,300
Median gross rent: $392
Housing units: 120
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

263180

Median household income

$42,833$45,750

Median home value

$69,100$74,300

Median gross rent

$455$392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	263	$42,833	$69,100	$455
2020	266	$39,318	$65,200	$333
2021	249	$42,386	$65,000	$336
2022	208	$43,438	$74,300	$381
2023	180	$45,750	$74,300	$392

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7428.3%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	4.4%
5 to 17	17	9.4%
18 to 24	8	4.4%
25 to 34	21	11.7%
35 to 44	9	5.0%
45 to 54	18	10.0%
55 to 64	29	16.1%
65 to 74	51	28.3%
75 and over	19	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	175	97.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	2.2%
Asian	1	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate61.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	7.5%
High school graduate	90	61.2%
Some college or associate's	35	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	8	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63	86.3%
Carpooled	8	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	35.2%
15 to 29 min	10	14.1%
30 to 44 min	23	32.4%
45 to 59 min	6	8.5%
60+ min	7	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 15.0% (27 of 180)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	56.0%
Nonfamily households	37	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84	70.0%
Vacant	36	30.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	54.8%
Renter-occupied	38	45.2%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83	69.2%
1-unit, attached	2	1.7%
2 to 4 units	19	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2925066
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9830, -95.1883