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Forest, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Forest is a Census village of 1,286 people across 1.67 square miles of land, in Hardin County. Median household income is $55,938, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest
What Forest is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.67 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land769 plus or minus 155
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardin 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.
Forest
How many people live in Forest
- Population1,286 plus or minus 260
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18298 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over180 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households520 plus or minus 108
- Family households379 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest
Income and work in Forest
- Median household income$55,938 plus or minus $17,712
- Per capita income$27,822
- Civilian labor force712 plus or minus 180
- Employed694 plus or minus 182
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over847 plus or minus 171
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest
Housing in Forest
- Housing units605
- Occupied units520 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied387 plus or minus 84
- Renter occupied133 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$820
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units513 plus or minus 104
- Share single family84.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more57 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest
How Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute671 plus or minus 176
- Commuting under 15 minutes214 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more260 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.7 percent
- Drove alone92.6 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest
SBA loans in Forest (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest, 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.
Hardin County, not Forest
Hardin County context, not Forest figures
- Establishments in Hardin County421
- Covered employment, Hardin County7,675
- Average annual pay, Hardin County$49,899
- Housing units permitted, Hardin County24
Every figure in this section is published for Hardin 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, Ohio?
1,286, in 520 households. Forest village covers 1.67 square miles of land, which is 769 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?
Hardin 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?
$55,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,700. Median gross rent is $820 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. 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 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.
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 Hardin 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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