Forest, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -2.5%
| Males: 544 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 536 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53057.
| Forest: | $76,094 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,764 (it was $19,848 in 2000)
Forest town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $282,170 (it was $129,200 in 2000)
| Forest: | $282,170 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $253,446; detached houses: $264,898; townhouses or other attached units: $220,861; in 2-unit structures: $156,740; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,668; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,941; mobile homes: $48,221
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest, WI
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- 1,05898.0%White alone
- 100.9%Hispanic
- 50.5%Two or more races
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
- 20.2%Other race alone
- 10.09%Black alone
Races in Forest detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (74.5%), Irish (12.5%), United States (6.6%), Polish (4.7%), French (2.9%), Dutch (2.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1130 feet
Land area: 35.2 square miles.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (very low).
12 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Forest town: | 1.2% ($1,541) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI 
(24.0 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (51.4 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (136.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Mount Calvary, WI (2.0 miles ),
), St. Cloud, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Greenbush, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Empire, WI (2.6 miles ),
), St. Peter, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Taycheedah, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Eden, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Mitchell, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 43.77 N, Longitude: 88.23 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $313,800
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $562,500
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $356,700
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $320,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $280,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $365,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $283,500
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $267,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $48,000
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $350,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $240,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $55,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,900
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $189,200
- 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $209,800
- 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $143,600
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $119,500
| Here: | 2.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.1%)
- Construction (10.4%)
- Machinery (10.2%)
- Food (6.8%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Metal & metal products (5.1%)
- Educational services (4.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.4%)
- Construction (17.1%)
- Machinery (14.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Food (5.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.9%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Health care (15.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.1%)
- Food (8.1%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Construction laborers (3.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Construction laborers (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
Average climate in Forest, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Forest-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Forest town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 4/4/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Forest-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 368.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 163.3 miles away from Forest center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 176.8 miles away from Forest center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 342.7 miles away from Forest center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 368.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 125.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Fond du Lac County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Forest:
- MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- GRANCARE NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- FOND DU LAC CNTY HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- ST FRANCIS HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- ALL ABOUT LIFE REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- CARE CENTER EAST NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest:
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 10 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,079)
- Marian University (about 10 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- Lakeland College (about 18 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 24 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lawrence University (about 36 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Concordia University-Wisconsin (about 39 miles; Mequon, WI; FT enrollment: 5,253)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Saint Michael Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Forest Cemetery (4), Forest Home Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mullet Lake (A), Mullet Marsh 15 Reservoir (B), Mullet Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Forest: Mullet River State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Forest:
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 4.1%
For population 25 years and over in Forest:
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Forest, WI (based on Fond du Lac County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 29,714 | 15 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,457 | 44 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,339 | 32 |
| Other | 500 | 6 |
| Orthodox | 220 | 1 |
| None | 43,403 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Here: | 1.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
| Fond du Lac County: | 4.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
| Fond du Lac County: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Fond du Lac County: | 7.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Fond du Lac County: | 28.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 8.9% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Forest:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFIZ (1450 AM; 1 kW; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest:
- WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
- WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- KFIZ-FM (107.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- W236AG (95.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUCATION BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
- WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Forest:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 52ft / 16.5mTotal length
- $312,000Total costs
- 40,303Total average daily traffic
- 581Total average daily truck traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 36.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.9%Wood
- 5.1%Electricity
- 3.1%Utility gas
- 53.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 36.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.4%Electricity
- 4.3%Utility gas
Forest compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.