One of the benefits of Forrest City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Forrest City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Forrest City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Forrest City in 2022 was $16,551, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,204 for a family of four. Forrest City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Forrest City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forrest City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forrest City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Forrest City include German, Irish, French, English, and African.
The most common language spoken in Forrest City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
