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Forest River, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Forest River is a Census city of 87 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Walsh County. Median household income is $71,875, 91.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest River
What Forest River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land174 plus or minus 66
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalsh 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 River
- Population87 plus or minus 33
- Median age48.5 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1817 plus or minus 17
- Share under 1819.5 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Population 65 and over20 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Households45 plus or minus 19
- Family households23 plus or minus 11
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest River
- Median household income$71,875 plus or minus $25,663
- Per capita income$41,161 plus or minus $11,670
- Civilian labor force45 plus or minus 18
- Employed45 plus or minus 18
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over69 plus or minus 27
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent plus or minus 46.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest River
- Housing units67 plus or minus 21
- Occupied units45 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate32.8 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Owner occupied41 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 4
- Ownership rate91.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,400
- Single family units53 plus or minus 22
- Share single family79.1 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute44 plus or minus 17
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.6 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Drove alone77.8 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Carpooled20.0 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest River (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,944,200
- Average approval$388,840
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$650,000
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval4.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 River
- NFIP communityCity of Forest River
- NFIP community number380136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/12
The City of Forest River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380136 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.
Walsh County, not Forest River
Walsh County context, not Forest River figures
- Establishments in Walsh County362
- Covered employment, Walsh County4,790
- Average annual pay, Walsh County$57,220
- Housing units permitted, Walsh County7
Every figure in this section is published for Walsh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest River.
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 River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest River, North Dakota?
87, in 45 households. Forest River city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 174 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest River in?
Walsh 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 River?
$71,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest River businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $450,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest River. Only 1 loan has 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 River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest River, city of, community 380136, 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 River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walsh 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 River.
Is zoning published for Forest River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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