Demographics of Forest Acres city, South Carolina

Forest Acres city, South Carolina had 10,390 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −239 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Forest Acres city, in four figures

10,390
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,530 ±58.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −239 people.; 41.5 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,306 ±$11,068
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Forest Acres city, South Carolina's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forest Acres city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Forest Acres city, South Carolina's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forest Acres city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,629	100.0	100.0
2021	10,589	99.6	100.2
2022	10,502	98.8	100.7
2023	10,442	98.2	101.6
2024	10,462	98.4	102.5
2025	10,390	97.8	103.1

Population of Forest Acres city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,629	—
2021	10,589	−40
2022	10,502	−87
2023	10,442	−60
2024	10,462	+20
2025	10,390	−72

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±3.0: for men 38.9 ±1.9 and for women 43.8 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forest Acres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	715 ±186	6.8% ±1.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,465 ±272	13.9% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	880 ±266	8.4% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,767 ±345	26.3% ±3.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,319 ±315	22.0% ±3.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,384 ±337	22.6% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,306 ±$11,068, and income per person $53,339 ±$4,714, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Forest Acres city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	550 ±141	11.1% ±2.8	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	988 ±268	19.9% ±5.3	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	877 ±199	17.6% ±3.9	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	532 ±136	10.7% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	920 ±198	18.5% ±3.8	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	469 ±123	9.4% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	636 ±145	12.8% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Forest Acres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	857 ±212	8.2% ±2.0	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12 to 130	0.6% to 6.0%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	536 ±176	10.2% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	250 ±111	8.1% ±3.4	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forest Acres city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forest Acres city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,465 ±348	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±7.7	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% to 13.7%	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±3.2	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±3.9	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$279,300 ±$22,109	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,263 ±$118	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Forest Acres city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	67 to 281	0.6% to 2.7%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,297 ±443	78.8% ±4.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,345 ±361	12.8% ±3.4	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	93 to 291	0.9% to 2.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	510 ±223	4.8% ±2.1	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Forest Acres city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,744 ±447	54.5% ±4.2	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,329 ±455	41.1% ±4.3	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	66 to 210	0.6% to 2.0%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	319 ±117	3.0% ±1.1	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	87 to 269	0.8% to 2.6%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	68 to 214	0.6% to 2.0%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Forest Acres city among the places of South Carolina

62nd of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Forest Acres city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Garden City CDP	11,591 ±744
Red Bank CDP	11,314 ±947
Hardeeville city	10,871 ±299
Newberry city	10,790 ±80
Powdersville CDP	10,771 ±1,241
Forest Acres city	10,530 ±58
Murrells Inlet CDP	10,044 ±881
Lugoff CDP	9,786 ±705
Woodfield CDP	9,465 ±1,464
Laurens city	9,336 ±27
Litchfield Beach CDP	9,044 ±698

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026