Green Forest is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,160 people and two associated neighborhoods, Green Forest is the 122nd largest community in Arkansas.
One of the benefits of Green Forest is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.75 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Green Forest doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Green Forest is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.55% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Green Forest in 2022 was $22,314, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,256 for a family of four. However, Green Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Green Forest is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Green Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Green Forest, accounting for 55.70% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Green Forest residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Green Forest include Irish, German, English, French, and Norwegian.
In addition, Green Forest has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.55%).
The most common language spoken in Green Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.