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Forest Grove, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Forest Grove is a Census city of 26,529 people across 5.99 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $87,933, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Grove
What Forest Grove is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.99 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,426
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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 Grove
How many people live in Forest Grove
- Population26,529
- Median age34.0
- Population under 186,476
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,892
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households8,814
- Family households5,818
- Share of households that are families66.0 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 Grove
- Median household income$87,933
- Per capita income$35,143
- Civilian labor force13,266
- Employed12,697
- Unemployed569 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over16,227
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Grove
- Housing units9,094
- Occupied units8,814
- Vacant units280 plus or minus 195
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied5,653
- Renter occupied3,161
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$479,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,460
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent
- Single family units5,827
- Share single family64.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,628
- Share in buildings of two or more28.9 percent
- Mobile homes629 plus or minus 163
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,049
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,621
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.2 percent
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forest Grove
SBA loans in Forest Grove (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$12,060,900
- Average approval$415,893
- Median approval$80,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,576,700
- Largest approval$2,193,300
- Jobs supported112
- Jobs per approval3.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.7 percent
- Share to franchises3.4 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Grove, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Forest Grove
SBA loans in Forest Grove (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$9,170,000
- Average approval$1,528,333
- Median approval$830,500
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported147
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Grove, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Forest Grove
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Grove
- NFIP community number410241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/18
The City of Forest Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410241 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.
Washington County, not Forest Grove
Washington County context, not Forest Grove figures
- Establishments in Washington County16,355
- Covered employment, Washington County308,680
- Average annual pay, Washington County$90,292
- Housing units permitted, Washington County2,273
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Grove.
All Washington 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
Forest Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Grove, Oregon?
26,529, in 8,814 households. Forest Grove city covers 5.99 square miles of land, which is 4,426 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Grove in?
Washington 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 Grove?
$87,933. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $479,600. Median gross rent is $1,460 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 Grove businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $12.1 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $80,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $9.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Grove, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest Grove borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest Grove. Only 6 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 Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Grove, city of, community 410241, 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 Grove figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Grove.
Is zoning published for Forest Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.