Forrest City, AR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population
23,623
7.28% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
38.8
0.258% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
28.5%
0.3% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$34,981
2.97% 1-year decline
2021 Median Property Value
$68,100
4.45% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
8,020
8.77% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Forrest City, AR had a population of 23.6k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $34,981. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Forrest City, AR declined from 25,477 to 23,623, a −7.28% decrease and its median household income declined from $36,053 to $34,981, a −2.97% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Forrest City, AR are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (53.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (39%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.13%), Other (Hispanic) (2.1%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.3%).

None of the households in Forrest City, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Forrest City, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Forrest City, AR are East Arkansas Community College (440 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Forrest City, AR was $68,100, and the homeownership rate was 53.9%.

Most people in Forrest City, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Forrest City, AR was 2 cars per household.

Forrest City, AR borders Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Forrest City, AR is home to a population of 23.6k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.52% of Forrest City, AR residents were born outside of the country (832 people).

In 2021, there were 1.36 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Forrest City, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.22k White (Non-Hispanic) and 502 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.7%
2021 Citizenship
96.8%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.7% of Forrest City, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Forrest City, AR was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forrest City, AR
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    12.6k ± 113
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.22k ± 59
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    502 ± 388
5.49%
Hispanic Population
1.3k people

In 2021, there were 1.36 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Forrest City, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.22k White (Non-Hispanic) and 502 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.49% of the people in Forrest City, AR are hispanic (1.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Forrest City, AR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    62,153 ± 6,057 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,156 ± 3,112 people
  3. India
    9,838 ± 2,431 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,153 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,156 and India with 9,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.52%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
832 people
3.45%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
879 people

As of 2021, 3.52% of Forrest City, AR residents (832 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Forrest City, AR was 3.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    431 ± 124
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    170 ± 80
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    103 ± 72

Forrest City, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Forrest City, AR employs 8.02k people. The largest industries in Forrest City, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,174 people), Manufacturing (1,004 people), and Retail Trade (922 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($70,815), Utilities ($70,139), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,519).

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,055. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.45, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

8.02k
2021 Value
± 692
−8.77%
1 Year decline
± 13.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Forrest City, AR declined at a rate of −8.77%, from 8.79k employees to 8.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forrest City, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (915 people), Production Occupations (764 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (703 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forrest City, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

8.02k
2021 Value
± 692
−8.77%
1 Year decline
± 13.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Forrest City, AR declined at a rate of −8.77%, from 8.79k employees to 8.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forrest City, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,174 people), Manufacturing (1,004 people), and Retail Trade (922 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forrest City, AR, though some of these residents may live in Forrest City, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$31,728
Median earning men ± $5,225
$25,884
Median earning women ± $2,139

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($71,033), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,417), and Public Administration ($45,837).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,060), Public Administration ($38,470), and Wholesale Trade ($32,031).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 154
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 128
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 117
    Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $88k
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. $78.1k
    Manufacturing
  3. $63.9k
    Wholesale Trade

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $14.8B
  2. $14.6B
  3. $9.99B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $14.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($14.6B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($9.99B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arkansas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$142B
2020 Value in Arkansas
$271B
Projected 2050 Value in Arkansas
90.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arkansas trade was $142B. This is expected to increase 90.7% to $271B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arkansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $11.3B
  2. $7.08B
  3. $5.91B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $11.3B, followed by Mississippi with $7.08B and Oklahoma and $5.91B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arkansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 62.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Forrest City, AR awarded 440 degrees. The student population of Forrest City, AR in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 353 male students and 703 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Forrest City, AR are White (214 and 49%), followed by Black or African American (209 and 47.8%), Hispanic or Latino (10 and 2.29%), and Asian (3 and 0.686%).

The largest universities in Forrest City, AR by number of degrees awarded are East Arkansas Community College (440 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Forrest City, AR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (67 and 15.2%), General Studies (48 and 10.9%), and Teacher Education (42 and 9.55%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 1,056 students enrolled in Forrest City, AR, 33.4% men and 66.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 571 records, of which 65.1% were women and 34.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 66 degree-majors awarded
  2. 37 degree-majors awarded
  3. 19 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Forrest City, AR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Forrest City, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
440 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was East Arkansas Community College with 440 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 162 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Forrest City, AR, which is 0.583 times less than the 278 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 214 degrees mean that there were 1.02 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 209 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,940) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($180) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($2,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.862% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.801% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (802k), Some college (542k), and Secondary Education (364k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Forrest City, AR was $68,100 in 2021, which is 0.278 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $65,200 to $68,100, a 4.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Forrest City, AR is 53.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Forrest City, AR have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forrest City, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Forrest City, AR is $34,981. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Forrest City, AR was Benton County, AR with a value of $76,887, followed by Saline County, AR and Lonoke County, AR, with respective values of $68,605 and $62,561.

Property

$68,100
Median Property Value 2021
±$3,171
$4,394
Median Property Taxes
±$425

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forrest City, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forrest City, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

53.9%
Homeownership
2021
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 53.9% of the housing units in Forrest City, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forrest City, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Forrest City, AR was Benton County, AR with a value of $76,887, followed by Saline County, AR and Lonoke County, AR, with respective values of $68,605 and $62,561.

The following map shows all of the counties in Forrest City, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$34,981
Median Household Income
± $3,619
8.15k
Number of Households
± 644

In 2021, the median household income of the 8.15k households in Forrest City, AR declined from $34,981 from the previous year's value of $36,053.

The following chart displays the households in Forrest City, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forrest City, AR is from Arkansas.
0.45
2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.45
2020 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0627% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (84.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.28%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.11%)

In 2021, 84.7% of workers in Forrest City, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.28%) and those who worked at home (3.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forrest City, AR have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.117% of the workforce in Forrest City, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forrest City, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forrest City, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

28.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forrest City, AR (5.86k out of 20.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forrest City, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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90.7% of the population of Forrest City, AR has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 38.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 9.66% on non-group plans, and 1.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1471 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.39% decrease from the previous year (1507 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2087 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 399 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,471 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arkansas

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see an average of 1,471 patients per year. This represents a 2.39% decrease from the previous year (1,507 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arkansas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.34%
Uninsured
29.6%
Employer Coverage
38.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
9.66%
Non-Group
1.29%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forrest City, AR declined by 5.76% from 9.91% to 9.34%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Forrest City, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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