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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest is $32,881, which is about the same as the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Forest median household income is $71,685, which has grown by 30.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forest residents spend 17.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #163

Forest, VA	32,881 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest, VA	33,650 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest, VA	48,682 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest, VA	26,142 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #157

Forest, VA	71,685 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forest, VA	81,721 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #177

Forest, VA	30.13%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Forest, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.56%	$12,219, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.02%	$21,790, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.40%	$1,288, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.08%	$23,773, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Forest, VA	82,485 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forest, VA	96,188 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$73,536, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$43,750, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Asian	$48,032, see rank	$94,223	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$13,333, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$69,009, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$90,444, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$56,791, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,048, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	3,923, 48.75%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,695, 68.70%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,695, 68.70%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,530, 93.88%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	165, 6.12%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,228, 31.30%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	4,125, 51.25%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,496, 60.51%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,496, 60.51%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,456, 98.40%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 1.60%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,629, 39.49%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,968, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,324, 87.04%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	295, 5.94%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	44, 0.89%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	13, 0.26%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	43, 0.87%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	249, 5.01%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forest, VA	17.8 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,986	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	2,530, 50.74%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,233, 48.74%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	330, 13.04%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	370, 14.62%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.40%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	117, 4.62%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	355, 14.03%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	2,456, 49.26%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,147, 46.70%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	454, 18.49%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	825, 33.59%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 1.22%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Forest, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,986, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 0.36%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	211, 4.23%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	604, 12.11%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	137, 2.75%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	484, 9.71%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	235, 4.71%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	133, 2.67%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	332, 6.66%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	501, 10.05%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,434, 28.76%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	381, 7.64%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	254, 5.09%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	262, 5.25%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Forest, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	561	5.62%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	103	3.54%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.