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Forestville, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Forestville is a Census village of 136 people across 0.79 square miles of land, in Sanilac County. Median household income is $40,938, 77.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forestville
What Forestville is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land171 plus or minus 62
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanilac 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.
Forestville
How many people live in Forestville
- Population136 plus or minus 49
- Median age62.8
- Population under 1814 plus or minus 14
- Share under 1810.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over41.2 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Households77 plus or minus 31
- Family households47 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families61.0 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
Income and work in Forestville
- Median household income$40,938 plus or minus $19,679
- Per capita income$40,014 plus or minus $20,109
- Civilian labor force33 plus or minus 21
- Employed30 plus or minus 20
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over119 plus or minus 48
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent plus or minus 51.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
Housing in Forestville
- Housing units147 plus or minus 41
- Occupied units77 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate47.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied60 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate77.9 percent plus or minus 42.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,800
- Single family units145 plus or minus 42
- Share single family98.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
How Forestville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27 plus or minus 18
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.1 percent plus or minus 35.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 38.9
- Drove alone66.7 percent plus or minus 62.1
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.0 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
Flood risk in Forestville
- NFIP communityVillage of Forestville
- NFIP community number261230
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/10/21
The Village of Forestville does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261230 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.
Sanilac County, not Forestville
Sanilac County context, not Forestville figures
- Establishments in Sanilac County848
- Covered employment, Sanilac County10,437
- Average annual pay, Sanilac County$48,626
- Housing units permitted, Sanilac County63
Every figure in this section is published for Sanilac County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forestville.
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.
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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
Forestville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forestville, Michigan?
136, in 77 households. Forestville village covers 0.79 square miles of land, which is 171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forestville in?
Sanilac 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 Forestville?
$40,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forestville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Forestville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forestville, village of, community 261230, 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 Forestville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sanilac 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 Forestville.
Is zoning published for Forestville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.