Forest County, Pennsylvania

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Forest County, Pennsylvania is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,715	13,018,639	334,922,499	2756th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,191	$77,971	$80,734	2649th of 3,221
Median Age	48.7	40.9	38.9	308th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.3%	35.2%	35.7%	3086th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,300	$254,500	$332,700	2762nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$817	$1,209	$1,413	1984th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	11.7%	12.5%	1976th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	5.3%	5.2%	2787th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.7	291.0	n/a	2450th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	7.7%	14.1%	2097th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2291st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.3%	69.3%	65.2%	914th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	26.3	26.4	1914th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.3%	15.6%	15.1%	610th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2974th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	46.2%	46.9%	2084th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.4%	n/a	n/a	3013th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.5	44.6	61.4

Age in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	48.7	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	3.7%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	19.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	1,920	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.8%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	11.7%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.0%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	42.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,303	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.7%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.3%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	6,937	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.4%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	72.3%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.7%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,145	$3,311	n/a

Education in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	14.8%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	50.7%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.2%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.7%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.6%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	29.3%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.0%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Forest County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	9.9%	16.7%

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