Forest City, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,725 (All urban)

Forest City, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 937 (790 occupied: 522 owner occupied, 268 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1037 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $430 (lower quartile is $337, upper quartile is $502)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $449

Median gross rent in Forest City, PA in 2007: $512

Housing units in Forest City with a mortgage: 169 (16 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 246

Forest City,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,937 (it was $59,400 in 2000)

Forest City:	$98,937
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,735 - $134,553

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,063
Here: $134,063
State: $224,371

In 2-unit structures: $111,648
Here: $111,648
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,912
Here: $119,912
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $25,909
Here: $25,909
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,707

In family households: 1,345 (329 male householders, 129 female householders)
294 spouses, 444 children (427 natural, 7 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 11 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 362 (124 male householders (113 living alone)), 211 female householders (201 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 148 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 218 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 314 1-person, 17 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

212 married couples with children.
128 single-parent households (24 men, 104 women).

94.8% of residents of Forest City speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 63% speak English not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest City, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 85 6 rooms: 172 7 rooms: 97 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 69

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest City, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 77 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 51
1960 to 1969: 67
1950 to 1959: 54
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 608

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 282 4 bedrooms: 92 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 59 2 bedrooms: 109 3 bedrooms: 91 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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: 47 1 vehicle: 191 2 vehicles: 215 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 141 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Forest City, PA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 49
$70,000 to $79,999: 58
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 106
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 to $249,999: 10
$250,000 to $299,999: 8
$300,000 to $399,999: 8
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Forest City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest City:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 11
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 39
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 27
$550 to $599: 14
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Forest City, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.2%
Number of people working at home: 7 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 71
5 to 9 minutes: 90
10 to 14 minutes: 69
15 to 19 minutes: 115
20 to 24 minutes: 51
25 to 29 minutes: 30
30 to 34 minutes: 111
35 to 39 minutes: 34
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 7
90 or more minutes: 6

Forest City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 477 (71%)
Carpooled: 127 (19%)
Walked: 62 (9%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 120
$10,000 to $14,999: 62
$15,000 to $19,999: 123
$20,000 to $24,999: 59
$25,000 to $29,999: 100
$30,000 to $34,999: 53
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $44,999: 57
$45,000 to $49,999: 38
$50,000 to $59,999: 48
$60,000 to $74,999: 50
$75,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 270

Irish: 232

Italian: 221

German: 198

Slovene: 146

English: 87

United States or American: 76

Lithuanian: 73

Slovak: 65

Russian: 63

Welsh: 51

Other groups: 30

Ukrainian: 25

Yugoslavian: 23

Austrian: 16

Dutch: 11

Scotch-Irish: 10

Scottish: 10

French (except Basque): 8

British: 8

Romanian: 8

Greek: 6

Slavic: 6

French Canadian: 5

Swiss: 4

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

Germany (100%)

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

This state: 1517
Northeast: 235
Midwest: 14
South: 69
West: 2

63% of Forest City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 266
Less than 1 year of college: 29
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 28
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 417
Less than 1 year of college: 28
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
Associate degree: 29
Bachelor's degree: 44
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,063
Two or more races householders: $9,836
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,697

Forest City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest City marital status for males

Forest City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,774
Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,575

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 558
One, attached: 11
Two: 153
3 or 4: 120
5 to 9: 16
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,654

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Utility gas (11%) Coal or coke (8%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%) Electricity (34%) Utility gas (6%) Coal or coke (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	4.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	42.9%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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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