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Forest Ranch, California: commercial real estate data.
Forest Ranch is a Census CDP of 1,915 people across 13.93 square miles of land, in Butte County. Median household income is $131,650, 96.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $625,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Ranch
What Forest Ranch is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land137 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaButte County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Forest Ranch
- Population1,915 plus or minus 761
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18550 plus or minus 257
- Share under 1828.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over384 plus or minus 181
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households687 plus or minus 252
- Family households624 plus or minus 251
- Share of households that are families90.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Ranch
- Median household income$131,650 plus or minus $67,340
- Per capita income$44,731
- Civilian labor force1,136 plus or minus 564
- Employed1,088 plus or minus 563
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over1,338 plus or minus 488
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent plus or minus 41.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Ranch
- Housing units707 plus or minus 252
- Occupied units687 plus or minus 252
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate2.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied666 plus or minus 254
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate96.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$445,800
- Single family units562 plus or minus 263
- Share single family79.5 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes145 plus or minus 126
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Ranch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute933 plus or minus 436
- Commuting under 15 minutes90 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more243 plus or minus 166
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone85.1 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest Ranch (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$625,700
- Average approval$208,567
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$325,700
- Jobs supported13
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Ranch, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Butte County, not Forest Ranch
Butte County context, not Forest Ranch figures
- Establishments in Butte County4,677
- Covered employment, Butte County78,999
- Average annual pay, Butte County$57,521
- Housing units permitted, Butte County946
Every figure in this section is published for Butte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Ranch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forest Ranch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Ranch, California?
1,915, in 687 households. Forest Ranch CDP covers 13.93 square miles of land, which is 137 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Ranch in?
Butte County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forest Ranch?
$131,650. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $445,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest Ranch businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $625,700 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Ranch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest Ranch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest Ranch. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Ranch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butte County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forest Ranch.
Is zoning published for Forest Ranch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.