General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1928380, place: Forest City city, Iowa)Total Population: 4,362Male: 2,126 (48.74%)
Female: 2,236 (51.26%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 262 (6.01%)
5 to 9 years: 281 (6.44%)
10 to 14 years: 324 (7.43%)
15 to 19 years: 482 (11.05%)
20 to 24 years: 354 (8.12%)
25 to 34 years: 462 (10.59%)
35 to 44 years: 626 (14.35%)
45 to 54 years: 579 (13.27%)
55 to 59 years: 213 (4.88%)
60 to 64 years: 139 (3.19%)
65 to 74 years: 287 (6.58%)
75 to 84 years: 227 (5.2%)
85 years and over: 126 (2.89%)
Median age: 35.2 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 3,300 (75.65%)
21 years and over: 2,866 (65.7%)
62 years and over: 715 (16.39%)
65 years and over: 640 (14.67%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 3,300 (75.65%)
--Male: 1,592 (36.5%)
--Female: 1,708 (39.16%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 640 (14.67%)
--Male: 235 (5.39%)
--Female: 405 (9.28%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 4,332 (99.31%)
--White: 4,113 (94.29%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 142 (3.26%)
--Black or African American: 25 (0.57%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 3 (0.07%)
--Asian: 53 (1.22%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.09%)
----Chinese: 2 (0.05%)
----Filipino: 24 (0.55%)
----Japanese: 7 (0.16%)
----Korean: 5 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 6 (0.14%)
----Other Asian: 5 (0.11%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 64 (1.47%)
Two or more Races: 30 (0.69%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 142 (3.26%)
--Mexican: 116 (2.66%)
--Puerto Rican: 4 (0.09%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 22 (0.5%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,220 (96.74%)
--White Alone: 4,113 (94.29%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 3,975 (91.13%)
--Householder: 1,692 (38.79%)
--Spouse: 882 (20.22%)
--Child: 1,169 (26.8%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,022 (23.43%)
--Other relatives: 72 (1.65%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 20 (0.46%)
--Nonrelatives: 160 (3.67%)
----Unmarried partner: 70 (1.6%)
Living in group quarters: 387 (8.87%)
--Institutionalized Population: 57 (1.31%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 330 (7.57%)
Total households: 1,692Family households (families): 1,084 (64.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 554 (32.74%)
--Married-couple families: 882 (52.13%)
----With own children under 18 years: 405 (23.94%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 151 (8.92%)
----With own children under 18 years: 116 (6.86%)
Nonfamily households: 608 (35.93%)
--Householder living alone: 527 (31.15%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 227 (13.42%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 574 (33.92%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 434 (25.65%)
Average household size: 2.35 people
Average family size: 2.96 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 1,809
Occupied housing units: 1,692 (93.53%)
Vacant housing units: 117 (6.47%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 12 (0.66%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.2%
Occupied housing units: 1,692 (93.53%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,225 (67.72%)
Renter occupied housing units: 467 (25.82%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.47 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.03 people
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