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Forest Grove 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

Forest Grove Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,076

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.9%
5 - 17:
17.5%
18 - 24:
14.4%
25 - 34:
13.0%
35 - 54:
23.0%
55 - 64:
10.5%
Over 65 Years:
14.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.8%
7.8%
88.9%
88.9%
31.8%
31.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Forest Grove
USA
$35,143
$35,143
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Forest Grove
USA
$87,933
$87,933
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Accommodation
Administration
Construction
Other
Transportation
Finance
Public Service
Agriculture
16.2%
16.2%
12.4%
12.4%
11.9%
11.9%
8.2%
8.2%
7.9%
7.9%
7.3%
7.3%
5.2%
5.2%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
4.2%
4.2%
4.0%
4.0%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
58.7%
58.7%
31.1%
31.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
European
Norwegian
Italian
Swedish
French
Scottish
Dutch
Welsh
Polish
Ugandan
Swiss
Danish
Portuguese
French Canadian
Canadian
Scandinavian
Celtic
14.8%
14.8%
9.3%
9.3%
7.6%
7.6%
4.0%
4.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Native American languages
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Vietnamese
Armenian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Persian
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
77.1%
77.1%
19.8%
19.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Forest Grove Residents

13.2%