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Forest, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Forest is a Census city of 5,357 people across 13.08 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $49,724, 50.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest
What Forest is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.08 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land410
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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
- Population5,357
- Median age36.0
- Population under 181,752 plus or minus 381
- Share under 1832.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over700 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households1,682
- Family households1,203 plus or minus 241
- Share of households that are families71.5 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
- Median household income$49,724
- Per capita income$22,252
- Civilian labor force1,731 plus or minus 349
- Employed1,660
- Unemployed71 plus or minus 79
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over3,248
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest
- Housing units1,983
- Occupied units1,682
- Vacant units301 plus or minus 168
- Vacancy rate15.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied855 plus or minus 200
- Renter occupied827 plus or minus 188
- Ownership rate50.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $232
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units1,159
- Share single family58.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more429 plus or minus 180
- Share in buildings of two or more21.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes382 plus or minus 194
- Median year structure built1977
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 commute1,571 plus or minus 335
- Commuting under 15 minutes682 plus or minus 248
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more438 plus or minus 200
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.9 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone85.9 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$14,219,600
- Average approval$836,447
- Median approval$185,000
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported140
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.5 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
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Flood risk in Forest
- NFIP communityCity of Forest
- NFIP community number280148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The City of Forest participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280148 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.
Scott County, not Forest
Scott County context, not Forest figures
- Establishments in Scott County458
- Covered employment, Scott County13,546
- Average annual pay, Scott County$45,025
- Housing units permitted, Scott County23
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest.
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, Mississippi?
5,357, in 1,682 households. Forest city covers 13.08 square miles of land, which is 410 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?
Scott 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?
$49,724. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,100. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $14.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $185,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest. Only 3 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.
Is Forest in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest, city of, community 280148, 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 Scott 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.
Is zoning published for Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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