Forest, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 6,014, Rural population: 1,981 (all nonfarm))

Forest, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,286 (3,162 occupied: 2,573 owner occupied, 589 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

Housing density: 225 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $542 (lower quartile is $451, upper quartile is $722)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $792

Median gross rent in Forest, VA in 2007: $613

Housing units in Forest with a mortgage: 1,840 (281 second mortgage, 269 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 446

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $307,627 (it was $135,100 in 2000)

Forest:	$307,627
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,802 - $451,025

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $361,058
Here: $361,058
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $283,466
Here: $283,466
State: $371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $366,690
Here: $366,690
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,203
Here: $233,203
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $30,536
Here: $30,536
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,973

In family households: 7,024 (1,954 male householders, 336 female householders)
2,080 spouses, 2,470 children (2,269 natural, 82 adopted, 119 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 31 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 949 (407 male householders (349 living alone)), 452 female householders (420 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 22 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,002 2-persons, 525 3-persons, 518 4-persons, 197 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 769 1-person, 90 2-persons.

1,802 married couples with children.
259 single-parent households (62 men, 197 women).

96.8% of residents of Forest speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 202 (2.5%)
(48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 158 5 rooms: 323 6 rooms: 482 7 rooms: 527 8 rooms: 449 9 or more rooms: 627

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest, Virginia:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 68 3 rooms: 145 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 147
1995 to 1998: 483
1990 to 1994: 597
1980 to 1989: 1,228
1970 to 1979: 685
1960 to 1969: 28
1950 to 1959: 50
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 54

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 391 3 bedrooms: 1,142 4 bedrooms: 869 5 or more bedrooms: 120

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 240 2 bedrooms: 255 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 7

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: 59 1 vehicle: 466 2 vehicles: 1,271 3 vehicles: 593 4 vehicles: 147 5 or more vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 383 2 vehicles: 179 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 33
$80,000 to $89,999: 174
$90,000 to $99,999: 117
$100,000 to $124,999: 538
$125,000 to $149,999: 428
$150,000 to $174,999: 192
$175,000 to $199,999: 294
$200,000 to $249,999: 241
$250,000 to $299,999: 128
$300,000 to $399,999: 83
$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 rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 105
$450 to $499: 105
$500 to $549: 70
$550 to $599: 76
$600 to $649: 39
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 40
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 26
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 71 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 34 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 37

Forest, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 21.3%
Number of people working at home: 81 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 115
5 to 9 minutes: 510
10 to 14 minutes: 683
15 to 19 minutes: 1148
20 to 24 minutes: 840
25 to 29 minutes: 214
30 to 34 minutes: 262
35 to 39 minutes: 29
40 to 44 minutes: 46
45 to 59 minutes: 85
60 to 89 minutes: 95
90 or more minutes: 47

Forest mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,743 (90%)
Carpooled: 304 (7%)
Walked: 8 (0%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 81 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 118
$10,000 to $14,999: 61
$15,000 to $19,999: 47
$20,000 to $24,999: 167
$25,000 to $29,999: 218
$30,000 to $34,999: 268
$35,000 to $39,999: 182
$40,000 to $44,999: 173
$45,000 to $49,999: 174
$50,000 to $59,999: 250
$60,000 to $74,999: 383
$75,000 to $99,999: 514
$100,000 to $124,999: 326
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $199,999: 94
$200,000 or more: 61

First ancestries reported:

English: 1006

United States or American: 960

German: 750

Other groups: 701

Irish: 623

Italian: 290

Polish: 148

European: 140

French (except Basque): 130

Scottish: 115

Swedish: 80

Norwegian: 76

Scotch-Irish: 71

British: 46

Russian: 37

Welsh: 32

Austrian: 31

Dutch: 29

Romanian: 29

Canadian: 28

Belgian: 24

Finnish: 15

Hungarian: 10

Croatian: 9

Greek: 9

Danish: 8

Lithuanian: 7

French Canadian: 7

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

Philippines (20%)
Sweden (19%)
Germany (11%)
Romania (11%)
Korea (11%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)

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

This state: 4285
Northeast: 1431
Midwest: 665
South: 1087
West: 254

52% of Forest residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 373
Less than 1 year of college: 177
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 398
Associate degree: 261
Bachelor's degree: 737
Master's degree: 348
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 59
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 718
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 491
Associate degree: 227
Bachelor's degree: 652
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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 Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 28.6%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,388
Black householders: $64,829
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $126,871
Asian householders: $138,397
Some other race householders: $40,840
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $14,913

Forest household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest household income for Black householders

Forest household income for Asian 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: $305,562
Black or African American householders: $270,924
Asian householders: $413,667

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,155
One, attached: 479
Two: 57
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 384
10 to 19: 50
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 83

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,587

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (87%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (94%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73

Here:	7.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81

Here:	16.3%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98

Here:	26.3%
Virginia:	20.6%

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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