Forest, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,003 (Urban population: 5,352 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 651 (all nonfarm))

Forest, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,261 (2,084 occupied: 1,325 owner occupied, 759 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Housing density: 174 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $396 (lower quartile is $293, upper quartile is $466)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $222

Median gross rent in Forest, MS in 2007: $499

Housing units in Forest with a mortgage: 571 (68 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 466

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,674 (it was $49,800 in 2000)

Forest:	$73,674
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,216 - $123,171

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $108,811
Here: $108,811
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $56,407
Here: $56,407
State: $144,095

In 2-unit structures: $19,468
Here: $19,468
State: $70,357

Mobile homes: $39,276
Here: $39,276
State: $37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $27,068

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,812

In family households: 4,895 (938 male householders, 542 female householders)
943 spouses, 1,796 children (1,600 natural, 34 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 214 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 178 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 917 (266 male householders (192 living alone)), 353 female householders (312 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 516 2-persons, 364 3-persons, 312 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 504 1-person, 61 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 18 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

728 married couples with children.
697 single-parent households (66 men, 631 women).

87.1% of residents of Forest speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 560 (9.4%)
(9.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 106 5 rooms: 387 6 rooms: 318 7 rooms: 244 8 rooms: 88 9 or more rooms: 95

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Mississippi:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 92 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 243 5 rooms: 170 6 rooms: 106 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 209
1990 to 1994: 222
1980 to 1989: 370
1970 to 1979: 581
1960 to 1969: 331
1950 to 1959: 256
1940 to 1949: 178
1939 or earlier: 91

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 192 3 bedrooms: 828 4 bedrooms: 207 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 170 2 bedrooms: 320 3 bedrooms: 224 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 121 1 vehicle: 471 2 vehicles: 422 3 vehicles: 229 4 vehicles: 71 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 481 2 vehicles: 97 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 90
$20,000 to $24,999: 59
$25,000 to $29,999: 48
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 117
$50,000 to $59,999: 109
$60,000 to $69,999: 130
$70,000 to $79,999: 83
$80,000 to $89,999: 97
$90,000 to $99,999: 36
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $174,999: 20
$175,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 to $249,999: 18
$250,000 to $299,999: 30
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Forest rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest:

Less than $100: 57 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 47
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 69
$300 to $349: 72
$350 to $399: 66
$400 to $449: 137
$450 to $499: 70
$500 to $549: 53
$550 to $599: 42
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 48

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 305 1990 to 1994: 70 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 79 1975 to 1979: 67 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 10

Forest, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.9%
Number of people working at home: 15 (0.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 210
5 to 9 minutes: 734
10 to 14 minutes: 467
15 to 19 minutes: 309
20 to 24 minutes: 114
25 to 29 minutes: 79
30 to 34 minutes: 110
35 to 39 minutes: 26
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 71
60 to 89 minutes: 83
90 or more minutes: 70

Forest mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,595 (70%)
Carpooled: 431 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 201 (9%)
Other means: 27 (1%)
Worked at home: 15 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 398
$10,000 to $14,999: 237
$15,000 to $19,999: 197
$20,000 to $24,999: 193
$25,000 to $29,999: 167
$30,000 to $34,999: 125
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $44,999: 122
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 117
$60,000 to $74,999: 180
$75,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 or more: 44

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3379

United States or American: 455

Irish: 159

Scotch-Irish: 103

German: 102

English: 101

French (except Basque): 50

Scottish: 33

Italian: 32

Welsh: 25

Subsaharan African:: 23

African: 23

British: 22

Dutch: 19

Polish: 18

French Canadian: 14

Hungarian: 12

European: 9

Swiss: 6

Danish: 5

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

Mexico (66%)
Cuba (13%)
Guatemala (10%)
El Salvador (5%)
Colombia (4%)
Philippines (2%)

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

This state: 4419
Northeast: 56
Midwest: 175
South: 605
West: 151

60% of Forest residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 63
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 97
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 106
12th grade, no diploma: 66
High school graduate (or equivalency): 490
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 224
Associate degree: 58
Bachelor's degree: 152
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 82
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 153
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 566
Less than 1 year of college: 141
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 146
Associate degree: 111
Bachelor's degree: 114
Master's degree: 103
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,760
Black householders: $18,951
Asian householders: $42,386
Some other race householders: $20,570
Two or more races householders: $34,805
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,927

Forest household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest household income for Black householders

Forest household income for Some other race householders

Forest household income for Two or more races householders

Forest household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forest marital status for males

Forest marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,489
Black or African American householders: $59,054
Some other race householders: $28,340
Two or more races householders: $384,890
Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,672

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,425
One, attached: 67
Two: 42
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 118
10 to 19: 77
20 to 49: 24
50 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 356
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,452

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	3.6%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	4.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	22.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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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