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Forest Home, New York: commercial real estate data.
Forest Home is a Census CDP of 1,303 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Tompkins County. Median household income is $59,018, 35.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Home
What Forest Home is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,790 plus or minus 1,573
- County holding the largest share of its areaTompkins 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 Home
- Population1,303 plus or minus 354
- Median age29.5
- Population under 18333 plus or minus 123
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over102 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over7.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households457 plus or minus 168
- Family households250 plus or minus 157
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent plus or minus 27.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Home
- Median household income$59,018 plus or minus $30,155
- Per capita income$50,435 plus or minus $15,482
- Civilian labor force643 plus or minus 221
- Employed608 plus or minus 210
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over840 plus or minus 260
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.8 percent plus or minus 42.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher96.7 percent plus or minus 41.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree60.7 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Home
- Housing units514 plus or minus 169
- Occupied units457 plus or minus 168
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied161 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied296 plus or minus 149
- Ownership rate35.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$499,300 plus or minus $162,743
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,379
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.0 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Single family units267 plus or minus 79
- Share single family51.9 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Units in buildings of two or more247 plus or minus 155
- Share in buildings of two or more48.1 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Home gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute482 plus or minus 190
- Commuting under 15 minutes166 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone19.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport19.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Walked32.7 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Worked from home19.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tompkins County, not Forest Home
Tompkins County context, not Forest Home figures
- Establishments in Tompkins County2,230
- Covered employment, Tompkins County48,051
- Average annual pay, Tompkins County$69,770
- Housing units permitted, Tompkins County337
Every figure in this section is published for Tompkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Home.
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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What this page does not hold.
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Common questions
Forest Home questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Home, New York?
1,303, in 457 households. Forest Home CDP covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 5,790 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Home in?
Tompkins 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 Home?
$59,018. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $499,300. Median gross rent is $1,379 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 Home figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tompkins 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 Home.
Is zoning published for Forest Home?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.