Forest

Population: 1,401
Median household income: $46,111
Median home value: $106,800

Forest is a community in Hardin County, Ohio, home to 1,401 residents. The median household income of $46,111 is below the Hardin County median ($58,001).

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest's population declined 5.7% from 1,485 to 1,401, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $78,600 to $106,800.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,401
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,111
Median home value: $106,800
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 634
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4851,401

Median household income

$42,434$46,111

Median home value

$78,600$106,800

Median gross rent

$673$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,485	$42,434	$78,600	$673
2020	1,455	$39,141	$78,000	$638
2021	1,458	$43,750	$81,800	$661
2022	1,455	$46,731	$103,400	$764
2023	1,401	$46,111	$106,800	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	2.7%
5 to 17	304	21.7%
18 to 24	116	8.3%
25 to 34	207	14.8%
35 to 44	180	12.8%
45 to 54	150	10.7%
55 to 64	222	15.8%
65 to 74	132	9.4%
75 and over	52	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,334	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.8%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	8.5%
High school graduate	413	43.8%
Some college or associate's	326	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	65	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	59	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone91.4%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	705	91.4%
Carpooled	40	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	33.6%
15 to 29 min	232	31.0%
30 to 44 min	183	24.5%
45 to 59 min	42	5.6%
60+ min	40	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 15.6% (219 of 1,401)

	Count	Share
Family households	412	71.0%
Nonfamily households	168	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	580	91.5%
Vacant	54	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	437	75.3%
Renter-occupied	143	24.7%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	549	86.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19	3.0%
5 to 19 units	10	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3927636
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8044, -83.5145