Forest City, North Carolina demographics

Forest City, NC demographics: median age 35.1; 14.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Forest City town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3724080. The survey estimates a population of 7,363 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Forest City is 35.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.6 years. There are 2,681 households (±246). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.1 ±5.6	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,955 ±307	26.6% ±4.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,717 ±311	23.3% ±4.2 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,364 ±393	32.1% ±5.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,327 ±261	18.0% ±3.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	3,384 ±277	46.0% ±3.8 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	3,979 ±277	54.0% ±3.8 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	4,245 ±523	57.7% ±7.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,603 ±375	21.8% ±5.1 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	116 ±126 · low precision	1.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	502 ±380 · low precision	6.8% ±5.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	892 ±410	12.1% ±5.6 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,592 ±364	89.5% ±4.9 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	771 ±361	10.5% ±4.9 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,681
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	644 ±176	24.0% ±6.2 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	224 ±122 · low precision	8.4% ±4.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	773 ±194	28.8% ±6.7 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	954 ±222	35.6% ±7.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	86 ±65 · low precision	3.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,681
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,051 ±155	39.2% ±4.5 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,630 ±233	60.8% ±6.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,681
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	954 ±222	35.6% ±7.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	648 ±180	24.2% ±6.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	448 ±138	16.7% ±4.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	373 ±144	13.9% ±5.2 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	95 ±90 · low precision	3.5% ±3.3 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	118 ±97 · low precision	4.4% ±3.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	45 ±58 · low precision	1.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	6,950 ±283	94.4% ±3.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	413 ±282 · low precision	5.6% ±3.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,728
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	6,149 ±385	91.4% ±5.2 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	411 ±325 · low precision	6.1% ±4.8 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	116 ±126 · low precision	1.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	52 ±70 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	712 ±234	15.1% ±4.9 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,746 ±314	37.0% ±6.4 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,324 ±286	28.0% ±5.9 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	247 ±121	5.2% ±2.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	389 ±134	8.2% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	303 ±157 · low precision	6.4% ±3.3 pp · low precision	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	6,576 ±299	90.8% ±4.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	425 ±169	5.9% ±2.3 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	184 ±126 · low precision	2.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	50 ±42 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.1% of Forest City residents (±3.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 83.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forest City	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.1% ±3.7 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.1% ±3.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±2.4 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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