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Forest City, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Forest City is a Census CDP of 15,312 people across 4.30 square miles of land, in Seminole County. Median household income is $85,606, 62.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest City
What Forest City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.3 sq mi
- Water area0.65 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,562
- County holding the largest share of its areaSeminole 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 City
- Population15,312
- Median age40.6
- Population under 183,127
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,335
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households5,532
- Family households3,831
- Share of households that are families69.3 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 City
- Median household income$85,606
- Per capita income$44,479
- Civilian labor force8,669
- Employed8,333
- Unemployed336 plus or minus 161
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over11,105
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest City
- Housing units5,891
- Occupied units5,532
- Vacant units359 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied3,432
- Renter occupied2,100
- Ownership rate62.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$369,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,777
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units4,247
- Share single family72.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,604 plus or minus 413
- Share in buildings of two or more27.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,167
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,527 plus or minus 373
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,762
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seminole County, not Forest City
Seminole County context, not Forest City figures
- Establishments in Seminole County14,897
- Covered employment, Seminole County213,221
- Average annual pay, Seminole County$65,449
- Housing units permitted, Seminole County2,280
Every figure in this section is published for Seminole County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest City.
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 City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest City, Florida?
15,312, in 5,532 households. Forest City CDP covers 4.30 square miles of land, which is 3,562 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest City in?
Seminole 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 City?
$85,606. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $369,900. Median gross rent is $1,777 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Forest City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Seminole 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 City.
Is zoning published for Forest City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.