Forestville is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,264 people and two associated neighborhoods, Forestville is the 595th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Forestville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Forestville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Forestville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.22% of adults in Forestville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Forestville in 2022 was $52,262, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,048 for a family of four. However, Forestville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forestville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Forestville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forestville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Forestville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.06% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forestville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Forestville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.