Forest City, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,148 (Urban population: 6,996 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 152 (all nonfarm))

Forest City, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,673 (3,270 occupied: 1,669 owner occupied, 1,601 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	31%

Housing density: 447 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $356 (lower quartile is $257, upper quartile is $409)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $409

Median gross rent in Forest City, NC in 2007: $499

Housing units in Forest City with a mortgage: 805 (116 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 730

Forest City,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,319 (it was $61,700 in 2000)

Forest City:	$89,319
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,957 - $120,823

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $105,709
Here: $105,709
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,194
Here: $82,194
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $74,957
Here: $74,957
State: $153,934

Mobile homes: $51,038
Here: $51,038
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,468

In family households: 6,237 (1,343 male householders, 731 female householders)
1,335 spouses, 2,089 children (1,942 natural, 34 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 279 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 139 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,231 (439 male householders (377 living alone)), 713 female householders (692 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 144 (105 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 963 2-persons, 539 3-persons, 359 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,069 1-person, 79 2-persons, 4 6-persons.

849 married couples with children.
737 single-parent households (69 men, 668 women).

95.2% of residents of Forest City speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 206 (2.7%)
(28.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest City, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 524 6 rooms: 499 7 rooms: 206 8 rooms: 120 9 or more rooms: 101

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest City, North Carolina:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 265 4 rooms: 548 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 176 7 rooms: 73 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 199
1980 to 1989: 651
1970 to 1979: 679
1960 to 1969: 722
1950 to 1959: 643
1940 to 1949: 357
1939 or earlier: 310

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 476 3 bedrooms: 966 4 bedrooms: 179 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest City:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 315 2 bedrooms: 842 3 bedrooms: 376 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 605 2 vehicles: 652 3 vehicles: 195 4 vehicles: 92 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 441 1 vehicle: 719 2 vehicles: 391 3 vehicles: 39 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Forest City, NC:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 22
$25,000 to $29,999: 72
$30,000 to $34,999: 95
$35,000 to $39,999: 111
$40,000 to $49,999: 227
$50,000 to $59,999: 167
$60,000 to $69,999: 174
$70,000 to $79,999: 211
$80,000 to $89,999: 98
$90,000 to $99,999: 98
$100,000 to $124,999: 88
$125,000 to $149,999: 50
$150,000 to $174,999: 55
$175,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Forest City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest City:

Less than $100: 151 people
$100 to $149: 69
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 182
$350 to $399: 214
$400 to $449: 187
$450 to $499: 109
$500 to $549: 71
$550 to $599: 51
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 187

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 75 1990 to 1994: 61 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 25 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 17

Forest City, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 85 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 227
5 to 9 minutes: 358
10 to 14 minutes: 921
15 to 19 minutes: 637
20 to 24 minutes: 318
25 to 29 minutes: 88
30 to 34 minutes: 178
35 to 39 minutes: 13
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 86
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 56

Forest City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,466 (80%)
Carpooled: 381 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (1%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 93 (3%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 85 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 654
$10,000 to $14,999: 303
$15,000 to $19,999: 351
$20,000 to $24,999: 368
$25,000 to $29,999: 291
$30,000 to $34,999: 222
$35,000 to $39,999: 178
$40,000 to $44,999: 157
$45,000 to $49,999: 70
$50,000 to $59,999: 193
$60,000 to $74,999: 204
$75,000 to $99,999: 124
$100,000 to $124,999: 57
$125,000 to $149,999: 1
$150,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2261

United States or American: 956

German: 529

Irish: 362

English: 297

Scotch-Irish: 246

Subsaharan African:: 114

African: 114

Scottish: 80

Dutch: 76

French (except Basque): 56

Italian: 49

European: 47

Polish: 43

Welsh: 25

Swedish: 13

Russian: 11

French Canadian: 7

Hungarian: 6

Danish: 6

British: 6

Scandinavian: 2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Belizean: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Honduras (30%)
Mexico (29%)
El Salvador (15%)
Cuba (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
Jordan (4%)
Japan (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5886
Northeast: 259
Midwest: 292
South: 821
West: 85

54% of Forest City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 190
9th grade: 210
10th grade: 101
11th grade: 160
12th grade, no diploma: 115
High school graduate (or equivalency): 669
Less than 1 year of college: 119
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 256
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 146
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 73
7th and 8th grade: 211
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 164
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 966
Less than 1 year of college: 281
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 272
Associate degree: 148
Bachelor's degree: 171
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 29.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,061
Black householders: $18,580
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,747
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $10,686
Some other race householders: $7,812
Two or more races householders: $24,446
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,112

Forest City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest City household income for Black householders

Forest City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Forest City household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Forest City household income for Some other race householders

Forest City household income for Two or more races householders

Forest City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forest City marital status for males

Forest City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,640
Black or African American householders: $82,279
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $144,483
Some other race householders: $98,856
Two or more races householders: $122,886
Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,458

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,538
One, attached: 26
Two: 213
3 or 4: 332
5 to 9: 300
10 to 19: 55
20 to 49: 28
50 or more: 19
Mobile homes: 162

Median worth of mobile homes: $77,197

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	6.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	5.6%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48

Here:	17.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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