Demographics of Forest City town, North Carolina

Forest City town, North Carolina had 7,410 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +55 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 City town, in four figures

7,410
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,363 ±34.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +55 people.; 35.1 ±5.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $35,524 ±$5,910
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 City town, North Carolina's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forest City town, North 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 City town, North Carolina's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forest City town, North 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	7,355	100.0	100.0
2021	7,345	99.9	100.2
2022	7,336	99.7	100.7
2023	7,379	100.3	101.6
2024	7,394	100.5	102.5
2025	7,410	100.7	103.1

Population of Forest City town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,355	—
2021	7,345	−10
2022	7,336	−9
2023	7,379	+43
2024	7,394	+15
2025	7,410	+16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±5.6: for men 32.2 ±8.0 and for women 35.7 ±5.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forest City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	635 ±163	8.6% ±2.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,320 ±260	17.9% ±3.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	687 ±212	9.3% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,551 ±278	21.1% ±3.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,843 ±360	25.0% ±4.9	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,327 ±261	18.0% ±3.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $35,524 ±$5,910, and income per person $21,314 ±$4,614, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Forest City town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	939 ±240	35.0% ±8.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	833 ±227	31.1% ±8.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	324 ±148	12.1% ±5.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	305 ±128	11.4% ±4.7	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	184 ±83	6.9% ±3.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2 to 88	0.1% to 3.3%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4 to 98	0.2% to 3.6%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,347 ±500	32.1% ±6.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	724 ±281	37.1% ±12.5	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,216 ±340	33.6% ±8.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	407 ±150	23.3% ±7.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forest City town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forest City town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,335 ±272	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.4% ±3.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.6% ±5.4	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.4% ±7.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.6% ±8.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,800 ±$19,341	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$813 ±$58	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±4	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

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 City town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	771 ±361	10.5% ±4.9	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,095 ±502	55.6% ±6.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,603 ±375	21.8% ±5.1	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 242	0% to 3.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 378	0% to 5.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	609 ±280	8.3% ±3.8	4.1% ±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 City town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,403 ±404	73.4% ±5.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,547 ±355	21.0% ±4.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	131 to 695	1.8% to 9.4%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 181	0.3% to 2.5%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	55 to 569	0.7% to 7.7%	5.2% ±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 City town among the places of North Carolina

130th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Forest City town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oak Ridge town	7,744 ±36
Porters Neck CDP	7,654 ±721
Marion city	7,579 ±23
King city	7,408 ±245
Half Moon CDP	7,378 ±1,196
Forest City town	7,363 ±34
Mills River town	7,281 ±22
Trinity city	7,111 ±23
St. James town	7,072 ±14
Unionville town	6,954 ±25
Swannanoa CDP	6,901 ±1,072

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 12 Places by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 30 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 103 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 116 Places in North Carolina by median rent

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