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    Forrest City, AR
    Demographic Data



    Forrest City Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Forrest City Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    12,340

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.8%
    5 - 17:
    14.5%
    18 - 24:
    8.9%
    25 - 34:
    17.3%
    35 - 54:
    28.6%
    55 - 64:
    12.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    11.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.7%
    3.7%
    84.9%
    84.9%
    13.8%
    13.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Forrest City
    USA
    $16,688
    $16,688
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Forrest City
    USA
    $35,689
    $35,689
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    37.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Public Service
    Education
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Other
    Construction
    17.5%
    17.5%
    15.9%
    15.9%
    12.8%
    12.8%
    11.8%
    11.8%
    11.7%
    11.7%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    73.1%
    73.1%
    20.8%
    20.8%
    4.8%
    4.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    English
    African
    Irish
    Italian
    French
    Dutch
    Scots-Irish
    British
    Scottish
    Swedish
    Polish
    Yugoslavian
    Other West Indian
    West Indian
    U.S. Virgin Islander
    Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    Jamaican
    Haitian
    Dutch West Indian
    3.8%
    3.8%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
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    1.0%
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    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    French
    Langs. of India
    Navajo
    Arabic
    Other Indo-European
    West Germanic languages
    German/Yiddish
    French Creole
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    95.7%
    95.7%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Forrest City Residents

    3.5%

    Real Estate in Popular Forrest City Neighborhoods

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    Zip Codes in Forrest City, AR