Forest Grove, Oregon demographics

Forest Grove, OR demographics: median age 34.0; 31.8% 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 Grove city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4126200. The survey estimates a population of 26,529 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Forest Grove is 34.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 8,814 households (±494). 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	34.0 ±1.4	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	6,476 ±740	24.4% ±2.8 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	7,282 ±732	27.4% ±2.8 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	8,879 ±731	33.5% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,892 ±446	14.7% ±1.7 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	12,621 ±607	47.6% ±2.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	13,908 ±601	52.4% ±2.3 pp	50.1%	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: 26,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	17,619 ±1,023	66.4% ±3.9 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	582 ±314 · low precision	2.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	303 ±141	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	985 ±494 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	67 ±55 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,264 ±768	12.3% ±2.9 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,709 ±797	14.0% ±3.0 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,286 ±1,098	68.9% ±4.1 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,243 ±1,092	31.1% ±4.1 pp	14.7%	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: 8,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,247 ±357	48.2% ±3.0 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	469 ±185	5.3% ±2.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,102 ±254	12.5% ±2.8 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,185 ±402	24.8% ±4.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	811 ±188	9.2% ±2.1 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,991 ±327	33.9% ±3.2 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,823 ±638	66.1% ±6.2 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,185 ±402	24.8% ±4.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,682 ±380	30.4% ±4.0 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,220 ±280	13.8% ±3.1 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,466 ±314	16.6% ±3.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	713 ±192	8.1% ±2.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	401 ±155	4.5% ±1.7 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	147 ±88 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	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: 26,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	23,032 ±688	86.8% ±2.6 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,497 ±683	13.2% ±2.6 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,697
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	19,049 ±879	77.1% ±3.4 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	4,886 ±802	19.8% ±3.2 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	11 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	41 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	66 ±69 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	64 ±82 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	45 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	31 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	38 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	222 ±154 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	95 ±152 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	149 ±105 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 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: 16,227
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,802 ±361	11.1% ±2.2 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,870 ±548	23.8% ±3.2 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,162 ±540	25.6% ±3.2 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,239 ±234	7.6% ±1.4 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,519 ±440	21.7% ±2.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,635 ±321	10.1% ±1.9 pp	14.1%	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: 26,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	22,628 ±625	87.0% ±2.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,117 ±560	8.1% ±2.2 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	565 ±217	2.2% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	597 ±216	2.3% ±0.8 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	109 ±108 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	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

5.6% of Forest Grove residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% 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 Grove	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±1.4 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.6% ±1.9 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.4% ±1.5 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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