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Forest is a Census village of 486 people across 1.67 square miles of land, in West Carroll Parish. Median household income is $40,347, 58.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest
What Forest is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.67 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land291 plus or minus 135
- County holding the largest share of its areaWest Carroll Parish, 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
- Population486 plus or minus 226
- Median age24.0 plus or minus 19.9
- Population under 18169 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1834.8 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Population 65 and over47 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over9.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households151 plus or minus 60
- Family households122 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families80.8 percent plus or minus 18.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest
- Median household income$40,347 plus or minus $13,886
- Per capita income$14,324 plus or minus $3,682
- Civilian labor force179 plus or minus 98
- Employed142 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate20.7 percent plus or minus 24.9
- Adults 25 and over238 plus or minus 98
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.9 percent plus or minus 44.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest
- Housing units159 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units151 plus or minus 60
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied88 plus or minus 45
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate58.3 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$43,300 plus or minus $32,496
- Median gross rent, monthly$950 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Single family units76 plus or minus 46
- Share single family47.8 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute130 plus or minus 71
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.2 percent plus or minus 35.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.5 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Drove alone88.2 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Forest
- NFIP communityVillage of Forest
- NFIP community number220286
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/18(M)
The Village of Forest participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220286 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
West Carroll Parish, not Forest
West Carroll Parish context, not Forest figures
- Establishments in West Carroll Parish167
- Covered employment, West Carroll Parish1,997
- Average annual pay, West Carroll Parish$42,812
- Housing units permitted, West Carroll Parish0
Every figure in this section is published for West Carroll Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest.
All West Carroll Parish figures →
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest, Louisiana?
486, in 151 households. Forest village covers 1.67 square miles of land, which is 291 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest in?
West Carroll Parish, 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?
$40,347. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $43,300. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forest in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest, village of, community 220286, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Forest figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for West Carroll Parish 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.
Is zoning published for Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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