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Forestville, New York: commercial real estate data.
Forestville is a Census CDP of 721 people across 1.06 square miles of land, in Chautauqua County. 58.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Forestville through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 721 with a margin of error of plus or minus 378, which is 52.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Forestville
What Forestville is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.06 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land683 plus or minus 358
- County holding the largest share of its areaChautauqua 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
- Population721 plus or minus 378
- Median age39.4 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18237 plus or minus 235
- Share under 1832.9 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Population 65 and over60 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over8.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households304 plus or minus 144
- Family households187 plus or minus 136
- Share of households that are families61.5 percent plus or minus 33.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
Income and work in Forestville
- Per capita income$29,678 plus or minus $12,023
- Civilian labor force334 plus or minus 182
- Employed296 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate11.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over446 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent plus or minus 54.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
Housing in Forestville
- Housing units340 plus or minus 150
- Occupied units304 plus or minus 144
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Owner occupied178 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied126 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate58.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,070 plus or minus $215
- Single family units270 plus or minus 143
- Share single family79.4 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more10.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute296 plus or minus 152
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more67 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Drove alone100.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestville
SBA loans in Forestville (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,190,000
- Average approval$638,000
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported84
- Jobs per approval16.8
- 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 NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forestville, 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.
Forestville
Flood risk in Forestville
- NFIP communityVillage of Forestville
- NFIP community number361501
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/18/83(M)
The Village of Forestville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361501 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.
Chautauqua County, not Forestville
Chautauqua County context, not Forestville figures
- Establishments in Chautauqua County2,695
- Covered employment, Chautauqua County46,319
- Average annual pay, Chautauqua County$52,960
- Housing units permitted, Chautauqua County125
Every figure in this section is published for Chautauqua County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forestville.
All Chautauqua County 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
Forestville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forestville, New York?
721, in 304 households. Forestville CDP covers 1.06 square miles of land, which is 683 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?
Chautauqua County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Forestville businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $70,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forestville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forestville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forestville. 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.
Is Forestville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forestville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forestville, village of, community 361501, 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 Chautauqua 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.