Forrest City

  1. Forrest City Legal Resources
  2. Forrest City Statistics
  3. Forrest City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Forrest City Employment Information
  5. Forrest City Family Information
  6. Forrest City Education Information
  7. Forrest City Public Benefits Information
  8. Forrest City Criminal Information
  9. Forrest City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Forrest City Zip Codes


Forrest City Legal Resources Back to top

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Forrest City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,774
  • Land Area (2000): 42.107 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.146 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,164
Forrest City Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,102 88.53%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,697 11.47%

Forrest City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Employment Information Back to top
Forrest City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 171 8.48%
2. Food Manufacturing 156 7.74%
3. Public Administration 153 7.59%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 122 6.05%
5. Educational Services 104 5.16%
6. Metal Manufactuing 102 5.06%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 79 3.92%
8. Truck Transportation 63 3.12%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 61 3.03%
10. Finance and Insurance 61 3.03%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 57 2.83%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 53 2.63%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 48 2.38%
14. Health Care 47 2.33%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 46 2.28%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 45 2.23%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 43 2.13%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 40 1.98%
19. Department and Other General Stores 37 1.84%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 33 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 435 21.03%
2. Health Care 288 13.93%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 176 8.51%
4. Public Administration 142 6.87%
5. Food Manufacturing 123 5.95%
6. Department and Other General Stores 121 5.85%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 79 3.82%
8. Finance and Insurance 65 3.14%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 55 2.66%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 2.13%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 43 2.08%
12. Social Assistance 39 1.89%
13. Truck Transportation 37 1.79%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 34 1.64%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 34 1.64%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 32 1.55%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 32 1.55%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 30 1.45%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 25 1.21%
20. Gasoline Stations 20 0.97%

Forrest City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 153 7.59%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 124 6.15%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 107 5.31%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 97 4.81%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 91 4.51%
6. Other Management Occupations 83 4.12%
7. Other Material Moving Workers 64 3.17%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 64 3.17%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 60 2.98%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 57 2.83%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 57 2.83%
12. Top Executives 53 2.63%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 49 2.43%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 45 2.23%
15. Agricultural Workers 41 2.03%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 41 2.03%
17. Other Construction Trades 39 1.93%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 38 1.88%
19. Construction Laborers 37 1.84%
20. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 36 1.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 181 8.75%
2. Cashiers 168 8.12%
3. Secretaries and Admins 155 7.50%
4. Other Production Occupations 116 5.61%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 100 4.84%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 97 4.69%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 85 4.11%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 82 3.97%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 81 3.92%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 78 3.77%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 57 2.76%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 56 2.71%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 53 2.56%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 52 2.51%
15. Other Management Occupations 51 2.47%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 50 2.42%
17. Teachers, Secondary School 39 1.89%
18. Food Processing Workers 36 1.74%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 34 1.64%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 33 1.60%

Forrest City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,622 41.37%
15-35 hours 836 7.48%
1-14 hours 274 2.45%
No regular hours 5,440 48.69%

Forrest City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 141 3.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 151 3.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 215 5.43%
6 AM-6:29 AM 285 7.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 468 11.81%
7 AM-7:29 AM 605 15.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 800 20.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM 325 8.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 128 3.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 119 3.00%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 57 1.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 51 1.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 280 7.07%
4 PM-11:59 PM 338 8.53%

Forrest City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 250 6.31%
5-9 1,047 26.42%
10-14 1,042 26.29%
15-19 452 11.41%
20-24 230 5.80%
25-29 109 2.75%
30-34 170 4.29%
35-39 65 1.64%
40-44 60 1.51%
45-59 246 6.21%
60-89 221 5.58%
At least 90 71 1.79%

Forrest City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 29 0.73% 3,101 78.25%
30-44 0 0.00% 295 7.44%
45-59 0 0.00% 246 6.21%
At least 60 0 0.00% 292 7.37%

Forrest City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 626 15.62%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,162 78.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 123 3.07%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.72%
Color 6 Box Walked 23 0.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 44 1.10%

Forrest City Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,594 (12,120 people)
Families (2000): 3,255 (10,480 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 724
People at same address in 1995: 5,874
Forrest City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,224 26.64%
$10,000-$14,999 464 10.10%
$15,000-$19,999 364 7.92%
$20,000-$24,999 347 7.55%
$25,000-$29,999 358 7.79%
$30,000-$34,999 236 5.14%
$35,000-$39,999 230 5.01%
$40,000-$44,999 186 4.05%
$45,000-$49,999 192 4.18%
$50,000-$59,999 351 7.64%
$60,000-$74,999 256 5.57%
$75,000-$99,999 168 3.66%
$100,000-$124,999 97 2.11%
$125,000-$149,999 40 0.87%
$150,000-$199,999 17 0.37%
$200,000 or more 64 1.39%

Forrest City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,280 27.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,173 25.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 113 2.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 795 17.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 17 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 626 13.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 320 6.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 151 3.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 100 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Forrest City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,284 28.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 779 6.75%
Public Assistance 494 4.28%
Retirement 500 4.33%
Self Employment 305 2.64%
Social Security 1,324 11.48%
Supplemental Security 684 5.93%
Wage / Salary 3,198 27.72%
Other 967 8.38%

Forrest City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 898 53.07%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 794 46.93%

Forrest City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 518 8.31%
Color 1 Box Married 4,022 64.52%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,490 23.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 204 3.27%

Forrest City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 636 12.32%
Color 1 Box Married 2,315 44.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,447 28.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 765 14.82%

Forrest City Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Education Information Back to top
Forrest City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,101 10.25%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,662 24.78%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,136 29.19%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,180 20.29%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 502 4.67%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 787 7.33%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 376 3.50%

Forrest City Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 279 1.89% 39 0.26% 318 2.15%
Kindergarten 250 1.69% 2 0.01% 252 1.71%
Grades 1-4 939 6.36% 5 0.03% 944 6.39%
Grades 5-8 844 5.71% 14 0.09% 858 5.81%
Grades 9-12 1,069 7.24% 29 0.20% 1,098 7.43%
Undergrad college 711 4.81% 14 0.09% 725 4.91%
Graduate or professional school 57 0.39% 5 0.03% 62 0.42%
Total 4,149 28.08% 108 0.73% 4,257 28.81%

Forrest City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Forrest City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,159 66.63%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,087 33.37%

Forrest City Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,394
Forrest City Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Forrest City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,316 15.68%
10-19 Years 2,135 14.45%
20-29 Years 2,369 16.03%
30-39 Years 2,398 16.23%
40-49 Years 2,162 14.63%
50-59 Years 1,341 9.08%
60-69 Years 844 5.71%
70-79 Years 723 4.89%
80-89 Years 384 2.60%
90+ Years 102 0.69%

Forrest City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,937 53.72%
Color 1 Box Female 6,837 46.28%

Forrest City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 8,934 60.47%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,370 29.58%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,221 8.26%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 112 0.76%
Color 2 Box Asian 108 0.73%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 27 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.01%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Forrest City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 637 24.25%
2. German 476 18.12%
3. English 450 17.13%
4. Irish 437 16.63%
5. French Non-Basque 154 5.86%
6. Scottish 101 3.84%
7. Italian 53 2.02%
8. African 42 1.60%
9. Scotch Irish 38 1.45%
10. Dutch 34 1.29%

Forrest City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,280 97.50%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 222 1.63%
3. French 44 0.32%
4. Arabic 36 0.26%
5. Korean 23 0.17%
6. Chinese 12 0.09%
7. Japanese 4 0.03%

Forrest City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,765 99.77%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 11 0.07%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 23 0.16%

Forrest City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Forrest City Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forrest City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
72335 72336