Forest City, Mississippi

Forest City, Scott County, Mississippi is a city located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The city has a population of 5987 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 5972, It is the 60th most populous in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It has total area of 13.03 mi˛ (33.75 square kilometre), of which, 13.01 square miles (33.7 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 44th largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5987 residents, 2085 households, and 1479 families in the city. The population density was 460 people per square mile (177.61/km˛), it is 198th most densely populated city in Mississippi. There were 2257 housing units at an average density of 173.5 per square mile (66.99/km˛). The average household size was 2.8 persons, and the average family size was 3.25 persons. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 29.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median age is 32.5 years, The median age of males was 30.4 years, for females the median age was 35.2 years. The racial makeup of the city was 40.35% White, 50.88% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.53% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, 1.92% from two or more races and 5.85% Other races.

Forest city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Forest city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Forest City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $25638, it is 172nd wealthiest city by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $29767, it is 200th wealthiest city by median family income in Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $16484, it is Mississippi's 76th wealthiest city by per capita income. The median income is $16094, Males have a median income of $18000 versus $14133 for females.

In 2000, 1385 pupils and students, of which 48.66% are male and 51.34% are female, 23.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.09% nursery or pri school, 8.52% kindergarten, 50.61% elementary school, 27.08% high school and 5.7% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census5987
April 2000 Estimate5987
July 2000 Estimate5976
July 2001 Estimate5962
July 2002 Estimate5900
July 2003 Estimate5970
July 2004 Estimate5973
July 2005 Estimate5986
July 2006 Estimate5974
July 2007 Estimate5992
July 2008 Estimate5972
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school4864112
Kindergarten6454118
Elementary school343358701
High school175200375
College or graduate school443579
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Forest city, Mississippi$25638$29767$16484
Scott County, Mississippi$26686$31487$14013
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587