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Forest City Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 62,899
Land Area (2000): 1,461.055 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.622 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	46,484	36.71%
Rural, Farm	2,508	1.98%
Rural, Non-farm	77,642	61.31%

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Forest City Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	30,513	28,888	1,625	5.33%	53
1991	30,860	28,526	2,334	7.56%	75
1992	30,650	28,663	1,988	6.48%	65
1993	30,684	28,894	1,789	5.83%	58
1994	30,658	29,281	1,377	4.49%	45
1995	30,882	29,053	1,830	5.92%	59
1996	31,278	29,239	2,039	6.52%	65
1997	31,273	29,354	1,919	6.14%	61
1998	30,324	28,793	1,530	5.05%	51
1999	29,837	27,661	2,176	7.29%	73
2000	30,987	29,168	1,819	5.87%	59
2001	30,459	28,144	2,316	7.60%	76
2002	30,766	27,897	2,870	9.33%	93
2003	31,437	28,733	2,705	8.60%	86
2004	30,168	27,435	2,733	9.06%	91
2005	29,655	27,086	2,569	8.66%	87
2006	29,843	27,536	2,308	7.73%	78
2007	30,578	28,634	1,944	6.36%	64
2008	30,547	28,312	2,236	7.32%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	29,822	27,977	1,845	6.19%	62
Feb 1990	30,181	28,055	2,126	7.04%	70
Mar 1990	29,339	28,394	945	3.22%	32
Apr 1990	30,043	28,560	1,483	4.94%	49
May 1990	29,997	28,794	1,203	4.01%	40
Jun 1990	30,570	29,414	1,156	3.78%	38
Jul 1990	31,090	29,677	1,413	4.54%	45
Aug 1990	30,409	29,319	1,090	3.58%	36
Sep 1990	30,203	29,130	1,073	3.55%	36
Oct 1990	32,239	29,288	2,951	9.15%	92
Nov 1990	31,014	29,072	1,942	6.26%	63
Dec 1990	31,253	28,975	2,278	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	31,096	28,279	2,817	9.06%	91
Feb 1991	30,819	28,191	2,628	8.53%	85
Mar 1991	30,555	28,189	2,366	7.74%	77
Apr 1991	30,604	28,568	2,036	6.65%	67
May 1991	30,739	28,570	2,169	7.06%	71
Jun 1991	31,155	29,011	2,144	6.88%	69
Jul 1991	32,529	29,460	3,069	9.43%	94
Aug 1991	31,795	28,986	2,809	8.83%	88
Sep 1991	30,349	28,477	1,872	6.17%	62
Oct 1991	30,457	28,372	2,085	6.85%	68
Nov 1991	30,354	28,312	2,042	6.73%	67
Dec 1991	29,873	27,899	1,974	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	30,193	27,890	2,303	7.63%	76
Feb 1992	30,183	27,935	2,248	7.45%	74
Mar 1992	30,229	28,147	2,082	6.89%	69
Apr 1992	30,391	28,506	1,885	6.20%	62
May 1992	30,515	28,584	1,931	6.33%	63
Jun 1992	31,188	29,107	2,081	6.67%	67
Jul 1992	32,099	30,208	1,891	5.89%	59
Aug 1992	31,381	29,616	1,765	5.62%	56
Sep 1992	30,571	28,935	1,636	5.35%	54
Oct 1992	30,460	28,431	2,029	6.66%	67
Nov 1992	30,374	28,308	2,066	6.80%	68
Dec 1992	30,220	28,287	1,933	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	30,620	28,308	2,312	7.55%	76
Feb 1993	30,580	28,491	2,089	6.83%	68
Mar 1993	30,319	28,551	1,768	5.83%	58
Apr 1993	30,555	28,653	1,902	6.22%	62
May 1993	30,679	28,947	1,732	5.65%	56
Jun 1993	31,399	29,389	2,010	6.40%	64
Jul 1993	31,457	29,447	2,010	6.39%	64
Aug 1993	31,050	29,297	1,753	5.65%	56
Sep 1993	30,346	28,923	1,423	4.69%	47
Oct 1993	30,493	28,961	1,532	5.02%	50
Nov 1993	30,392	28,882	1,510	4.97%	50
Dec 1993	30,314	28,883	1,431	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	30,192	28,542	1,650	5.47%	55
Feb 1994	30,384	28,656	1,728	5.69%	57
Mar 1994	30,029	28,510	1,519	5.06%	51
Apr 1994	30,234	28,838	1,396	4.62%	46
May 1994	30,435	29,162	1,273	4.18%	42
Jun 1994	31,048	29,616	1,432	4.61%	46
Jul 1994	31,708	30,084	1,624	5.12%	51
Aug 1994	31,135	29,783	1,352	4.34%	43
Sep 1994	30,899	29,683	1,216	3.94%	39
Oct 1994	30,774	29,564	1,210	3.93%	39
Nov 1994	30,706	29,575	1,131	3.68%	37
Dec 1994	30,349	29,353	996	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	30,329	29,003	1,326	4.37%	44
Feb 1995	30,880	29,313	1,567	5.07%	51
Mar 1995	30,490	29,293	1,197	3.93%	39
Apr 1995	30,500	29,278	1,222	4.01%	40
May 1995	30,895	29,366	1,529	4.95%	49
Jun 1995	31,071	29,413	1,658	5.34%	53
Jul 1995	32,673	29,537	3,136	9.60%	96
Aug 1995	31,234	28,998	2,236	7.16%	72
Sep 1995	30,770	28,732	2,038	6.62%	66
Oct 1995	30,626	28,612	2,014	6.58%	66
Nov 1995	30,549	28,508	2,041	6.68%	67
Dec 1995	30,571	28,580	1,991	6.51%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	30,931	28,551	2,380	7.69%	77
Feb 1996	30,438	28,595	1,843	6.05%	61
Mar 1996	30,838	28,996	1,842	5.97%	60
Apr 1996	31,755	29,304	2,451	7.72%	77
May 1996	31,586	29,536	2,050	6.49%	65
Jun 1996	32,295	29,859	2,436	7.54%	75
Jul 1996	31,593	29,686	1,907	6.04%	60
Aug 1996	31,682	29,299	2,383	7.52%	75
Sep 1996	31,016	29,290	1,726	5.56%	56
Oct 1996	31,269	29,373	1,896	6.06%	61
Nov 1996	31,146	29,171	1,975	6.34%	63
Dec 1996	30,787	29,212	1,575	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	31,029	29,196	1,833	5.91%	59
Feb 1997	32,788	29,015	3,773	11.51%	115
Mar 1997	32,709	29,425	3,284	10.04%	100
Apr 1997	30,741	29,194	1,547	5.03%	50
May 1997	30,982	29,336	1,646	5.31%	53
Jun 1997	31,314	29,593	1,721	5.50%	55
Jul 1997	32,088	30,219	1,869	5.82%	58
Aug 1997	31,283	29,557	1,726	5.52%	55
Sep 1997	30,552	29,163	1,389	4.55%	45
Oct 1997	30,553	29,219	1,334	4.37%	44
Nov 1997	30,682	29,203	1,479	4.82%	48
Dec 1997	30,554	29,128	1,426	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	30,334	28,756	1,578	5.20%	52
Feb 1998	30,621	28,855	1,766	5.77%	58
Mar 1998	30,125	28,803	1,322	4.39%	44
Apr 1998	31,152	28,892	2,260	7.25%	73
May 1998	30,328	28,946	1,382	4.56%	46
Jun 1998	30,551	29,002	1,549	5.07%	51
Jul 1998	30,955	29,339	1,616	5.22%	52
Aug 1998	30,423	28,964	1,459	4.80%	48
Sep 1998	29,987	28,709	1,278	4.26%	43
Oct 1998	30,071	28,506	1,565	5.20%	52
Nov 1998	29,739	28,333	1,406	4.73%	47
Dec 1998	29,597	28,416	1,181	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	30,058	28,455	1,603	5.33%	53
Feb 1999	29,900	28,024	1,876	6.27%	63
Mar 1999	29,434	27,792	1,642	5.58%	56
Apr 1999	29,361	27,852	1,509	5.14%	51
May 1999	29,880	27,939	1,941	6.50%	65
Jun 1999	30,355	28,185	2,170	7.15%	71
Jul 1999	30,927	28,033	2,894	9.36%	94
Aug 1999	30,286	27,603	2,683	8.86%	89
Sep 1999	29,458	27,216	2,242	7.61%	76
Oct 1999	29,341	26,815	2,526	8.61%	86
Nov 1999	29,737	27,045	2,692	9.05%	91
Dec 1999	29,302	26,968	2,334	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,964	28,937	2,027	6.55%	65
Feb 2000	31,116	29,190	1,926	6.19%	62
Mar 2000	31,145	29,302	1,843	5.92%	59
Apr 2000	30,929	29,140	1,789	5.78%	58
May 2000	30,927	29,082	1,845	5.97%	60
Jun 2000	31,278	29,415	1,863	5.96%	60
Jul 2000	31,512	29,587	1,925	6.11%	61
Aug 2000	31,472	29,393	2,079	6.61%	66
Sep 2000	30,783	29,130	1,653	5.37%	54
Oct 2000	30,647	28,990	1,657	5.41%	54
Nov 2000	30,574	28,930	1,644	5.38%	54
Dec 2000	30,496	28,915	1,581	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	30,580	28,774	1,806	5.91%	59
Feb 2001	30,650	28,622	2,028	6.62%	66
Mar 2001	30,781	28,932	1,849	6.01%	60
Apr 2001	30,217	28,404	1,813	6.00%	60
May 2001	30,258	28,363	1,895	6.26%	63
Jun 2001	30,831	28,632	2,199	7.13%	71
Jul 2001	30,656	28,447	2,209	7.21%	72
Aug 2001	30,306	27,686	2,620	8.65%	86
Sep 2001	30,233	27,718	2,515	8.32%	83
Oct 2001	30,529	27,812	2,717	8.90%	89
Nov 2001	30,178	27,126	3,052	10.11%	101
Dec 2001	30,292	27,207	3,085	10.18%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	30,696	27,444	3,252	10.59%	106
Feb 2002	31,235	27,681	3,554	11.38%	114
Mar 2002	30,658	27,533	3,125	10.19%	102
Apr 2002	30,686	27,506	3,180	10.36%	104
May 2002	30,620	27,657	2,963	9.68%	97
Jun 2002	30,866	27,865	3,001	9.72%	97
Jul 2002	30,906	28,102	2,804	9.07%	91
Aug 2002	31,112	28,443	2,669	8.58%	86
Sep 2002	30,892	28,546	2,346	7.59%	76
Oct 2002	30,535	28,076	2,459	8.05%	81
Nov 2002	30,496	27,979	2,517	8.25%	83
Dec 2002	30,494	27,927	2,567	8.42%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	31,387	28,782	2,605	8.30%	83
Feb 2003	31,416	28,831	2,585	8.23%	82
Mar 2003	31,706	29,425	2,281	7.19%	72
Apr 2003	31,311	29,040	2,271	7.25%	73
May 2003	31,529	28,963	2,566	8.14%	81
Jun 2003	31,633	28,864	2,769	8.75%	88
Jul 2003	31,985	29,272	2,713	8.48%	85
Aug 2003	31,459	28,545	2,914	9.26%	93
Sep 2003	31,331	28,481	2,850	9.10%	91
Oct 2003	31,775	28,476	3,299	10.38%	104
Nov 2003	31,070	28,313	2,757	8.87%	89
Dec 2003	30,647	27,800	2,847	9.29%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	30,131	27,060	3,071	10.19%	102
Feb 2004	30,280	27,037	3,243	10.71%	107
Mar 2004	30,164	27,143	3,021	10.02%	100
Apr 2004	29,946	27,339	2,607	8.71%	87
May 2004	30,016	27,347	2,669	8.89%	89
Jun 2004	30,492	27,761	2,731	8.96%	90
Jul 2004	31,096	28,319	2,777	8.93%	89
Aug 2004	30,396	27,785	2,611	8.59%	86
Sep 2004	30,010	27,567	2,443	8.14%	81
Oct 2004	29,932	27,379	2,553	8.53%	85
Nov 2004	29,842	27,292	2,550	8.55%	85
Dec 2004	29,714	27,193	2,521	8.48%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	29,759	26,920	2,839	9.54%	95
Feb 2005	29,804	26,958	2,846	9.55%	95
Mar 2005	29,551	26,928	2,623	8.88%	89
Apr 2005	29,775	27,361	2,414	8.11%	81
May 2005	30,064	27,584	2,480	8.25%	82
Jun 2005	29,957	27,400	2,557	8.54%	85
Jul 2005	29,955	27,350	2,605	8.70%	87
Aug 2005	29,553	27,024	2,529	8.56%	86
Sep 2005	29,597	27,060	2,537	8.57%	86
Oct 2005	29,264	26,772	2,492	8.52%	85
Nov 2005	29,319	26,748	2,571	8.77%	88
Dec 2005	29,258	26,921	2,337	7.99%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	29,206	26,676	2,530	8.66%	87
Feb 2006	29,235	26,681	2,554	8.74%	87
Mar 2006	29,437	27,119	2,318	7.87%	79
Apr 2006	29,545	27,292	2,253	7.63%	76
May 2006	29,821	27,422	2,399	8.04%	80
Jun 2006	30,081	27,624	2,457	8.17%	82
Jul 2006	30,218	27,781	2,437	8.06%	81
Aug 2006	29,915	27,590	2,325	7.77%	78
Sep 2006	30,009	27,923	2,086	6.95%	70
Oct 2006	30,001	27,919	2,082	6.94%	69
Nov 2006	30,380	28,265	2,115	6.96%	70
Dec 2006	30,273	28,136	2,137	7.06%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	30,926	28,560	2,366	7.65%	77
Feb 2007	30,745	28,536	2,209	7.18%	72
Mar 2007	30,635	28,691	1,944	6.35%	63
Apr 2007	30,573	28,698	1,875	6.13%	61
May 2007	30,953	28,953	2,000	6.46%	65
Jun 2007	31,149	29,101	2,048	6.57%	66
Jul 2007	31,045	28,986	2,059	6.63%	66
Aug 2007	30,532	28,626	1,906	6.24%	62
Sep 2007	30,539	28,800	1,739	5.69%	57
Oct 2007	30,088	28,342	1,746	5.80%	58
Nov 2007	29,955	28,277	1,678	5.60%	56
Dec 2007	29,791	28,037	1,754	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	29,995	28,045	1,950	6.50%	65
Feb 2008	29,734	27,806	1,928	6.48%	65
Mar 2008	29,850	27,968	1,882	6.30%	63
Apr 2008	30,100	28,218	1,882	6.25%	63
May 2008	30,381	28,265	2,116	6.96%	70
Jun 2008	30,785	28,425	2,360	7.67%	77
Jul 2008	31,778	29,213	2,565	8.07%	81
Aug 2008	31,325	28,595	2,730	8.72%	87
Sep 2008	30,977	28,269	2,708	8.74%	87
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Forest City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,448	14.38%
2.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	3,804	12.29%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	1,576	5.09%
4.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	1,314	4.25%
5.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,140	3.68%
6.	Educational Services	1,058	3.42%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	1,002	3.24%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	954	3.08%
9.	Truck Transportation	954	3.08%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	852	2.75%
11.	Public Administration	808	2.61%
12.	Accommodation and Food Services	794	2.57%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	790	2.55%
14.	Health Care	736	2.38%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	708	2.29%
16.	Wood Manufacturing	648	2.09%
17.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	624	2.02%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	590	1.91%
19.	Utilities	580	1.87%
20.	Food Manufacturing	534	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,808	14.93%
2.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,906	11.39%
3.	Educational Services	2,728	10.70%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,482	5.81%
5.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,034	4.05%
6.	Social Assistance	1,008	3.95%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	916	3.59%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	908	3.56%
9.	Public Administration	758	2.97%
10.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	748	2.93%
11.	Apparel Manufacturing	684	2.68%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	656	2.57%
13.	Finance and Insurance	648	2.54%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	574	2.25%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	540	2.12%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	460	1.80%
17.	Construction	390	1.53%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	356	1.40%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	312	1.22%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	296	1.16%

Forest City Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,886	9.33%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,074	6.70%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,644	5.31%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,556	5.03%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,534	4.96%
6.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,328	4.29%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,042	3.37%
8.	Carpenters	1,016	3.28%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,010	3.26%
10.	Other Management Occupations	980	3.17%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	944	3.05%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	936	3.03%
13.	Other Construction Trades	874	2.82%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	802	2.59%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	632	2.04%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	622	2.01%
17.	Woodworkers	534	1.73%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	506	1.64%
19.	Construction Laborers	490	1.58%
20.	Religious Workers	460	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,876	7.36%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,778	6.97%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,324	5.19%
4.	Cashiers	1,156	4.53%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,050	4.12%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	898	3.52%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	874	3.43%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	854	3.35%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	784	3.07%
10.	Registered Nurses	760	2.98%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	746	2.93%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	740	2.90%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	724	2.84%
14.	Other Management Occupations	660	2.59%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	646	2.53%
16.	Child Care Workers	616	2.42%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	594	2.33%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	582	2.28%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	534	2.09%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	508	1.99%

Forest City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	54,042	54.23%
15-35 hours	9,090	9.12%
1-14 hours	2,175	2.18%
No regular hours	34,353	34.47%

Forest City Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,623	2.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,162	2.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,702	4.97%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,981	9.17%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,723	12.38%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,589	13.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,207	18.79%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,746	8.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,828	3.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,959	3.61%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,156	2.13%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	278	0.51%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,292	7.90%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,069	9.33%

Forest City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,330	4.29%
5-9	6,194	11.40%
10-14	10,489	19.31%
15-19	10,917	20.10%
20-24	7,699	14.17%
25-29	3,015	5.55%
30-34	5,914	10.89%
35-39	1,098	2.02%
40-44	1,028	1.89%
45-59	2,548	4.69%
60-89	1,848	3.40%
At least 90	1,235	2.27%

Forest City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	52	0.10%	40,592	74.73%
30-44	0	0.00%	8,040	14.80%
45-59	24	0.04%	2,524	4.65%
At least 60	4	0.01%	3,079	5.67%

Forest City Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	34	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,211	12.93%
Car / truck / van, solo	45,751	82.07%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	334	0.60%
Public transportation	80	0.14%
Walked	905	1.62%
Worked at home	1,433	2.57%

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 50,348 (122,726 people)
: 36,148 (104,890 people)
: 13,285
: 72,354
Forest City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,061	13.93%
$10,000-$14,999	4,092	8.07%
$15,000-$19,999	4,705	9.28%
$20,000-$24,999	4,436	8.75%
$25,000-$29,999	3,978	7.85%
$30,000-$34,999	3,826	7.55%
$35,000-$39,999	3,435	6.78%
$40,000-$44,999	2,789	5.50%
$45,000-$49,999	2,361	4.66%
$50,000-$59,999	4,744	9.36%
$60,000-$74,999	4,021	7.93%
$75,000-$99,999	2,932	5.78%
$100,000-$124,999	1,102	2.17%
$125,000-$149,999	508	1.00%
$150,000-$199,999	282	0.56%
$200,000 or more	416	0.82%

Forest City Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,415	25.47%
Family, 2 people	8,448	33.54%
Nonfamily, 2 people	692	2.75%
Family, 3 people	4,473	17.76%
Nonfamily, 3 people	87	0.35%
Family, 4 people	3,259	12.94%
Nonfamily, 4 people	40	0.16%
Family, 5 people	1,202	4.77%
Nonfamily, 5 people	13	0.05%
Family, 6 people	375	1.49%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	181	0.72%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Forest City Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	38,671	29.86%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	12,374	9.56%
Public Assistance	1,850	1.43%
Retirement	8,446	6.52%
Self Employment	5,551	4.29%
Social Security	16,157	12.48%
Supplemental Security	2,247	1.74%
Wage / Salary	37,112	28.66%
Other	7,080	5.47%

Forest City Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	17,241	59.93%
With children under 18	11,527	40.07%

Forest City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,321	8.97%
Married	31,926	66.30%
Never Married	10,523	21.85%
Widowed	1,387	2.88%

Forest City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,814	9.06%
Married	32,091	60.42%
Never Married	8,624	16.24%
Widowed	7,587	14.28%

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Forest City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,973	10.35%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	18,893	19.60%
High school diploma or equivalent	32,071	33.27%
Some college, no degree	18,595	19.29%
Associate degree	5,621	5.83%
Bachelors degree	7,814	8.11%
Graduate or professional degree	3,415	3.54%

Forest City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	886	1.41%	668	1.06%	1,554	2.47%
Kindergarten	1,536	2.44%	60	0.10%	1,596	2.54%
Grades 1-4	7,229	11.49%	536	0.85%	7,765	12.35%
Grades 5-8	6,256	9.95%	534	0.85%	6,790	10.80%
Grades 9-12	5,781	9.19%	252	0.40%	6,033	9.59%
Undergrad college	3,808	6.05%	494	0.79%	4,302	6.84%
Graduate or professional school	316	0.50%	136	0.22%	452	0.72%
Total	25,812	41.04%	2,680	4.26%	28,492	45.30%

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Forest City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	132	113
2004	133	138

Forest City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forest City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Forest City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	106,063	86.10%
Below Poverty Level	17,129	13.90%

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 357

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Forest City Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,314	13.22%
10-19 Years	8,072	12.83%
20-29 Years	7,567	12.03%
30-39 Years	9,034	14.36%
40-49 Years	8,963	14.25%
50-59 Years	7,818	12.43%
60-69 Years	5,821	9.25%
70-79 Years	4,619	7.34%
80-89 Years	2,255	3.59%
90+ Years	436	0.69%

Forest City Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	30,301	48.17%
Female	32,598	51.83%

Forest City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	53,957	85.78%
African-American	7,028	11.17%
Hispanic/Latino	1,136	1.81%
Multiracial	416	0.66%
Asian	191	0.30%
Amerindian	102	0.16%
Other Race	54	0.09%
Pacific Islander	15	0.02%

Forest City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	24,023	32.72%
2.	English	12,724	17.33%
3.	Irish	11,054	15.05%
4.	German	10,156	13.83%
5.	Scotch Irish	4,141	5.64%
6.	Scottish	2,690	3.66%
7.	Dutch	1,612	2.20%
8.	Italian	1,352	1.84%
9.	French Non-Basque	1,332	1.81%
10.	Polish	630	0.86%

Forest City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	114,757	96.72%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,641	2.23%
3.	French	296	0.25%
4.	German	210	0.18%
5.	Japanese	148	0.12%
6.	Other West Germanic	134	0.11%
7.	Vietnamese	78	0.07%
8.	Other Indo European	56	0.05%
9.	Chinese	48	0.04%
10.	Arabic	44	0.04%

Forest City Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	124,874	98.61%
Naturalized immigrant	568	0.45%
Not a citizen	1,192	0.94%

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area 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.

Forest City Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Rutherford County

Forest City Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bostic	Forest City	Morgan
Camp Creek	Gilkey	Ruth
Caroleen	Golden Valley	Rutherfordton
Chimney Rock	Green Hill	Spindale
Cliffside	Harris	Sulphur Springs
Colfax	Henrietta	Union
Cool Spring	High Shoals	Union Mills
Duncans Creek	Lake Lure
Ellenboro	Logan Store

High Shoals (8,279)	Gilkey (1,773)	Union Mills
Rutherfordton (8,261)	Camp Creek (1,247)	Union
Forest City (7,549)	Chimney Rock (1,219)	Caroleen
Colfax (7,201)	Lake Lure (1,027)	Morgan
Cool Spring (6,408)	Golden Valley (896)	Henrietta
Sulphur Springs (4,660)	Duncans Creek (617)	Cliffside
Spindale (4,022)	Ellenboro (479)	Harris
Logan Store (3,791)	Ruth (329)
Green Hill (2,464)	Bostic (328)