Illinois · Census place 27026
Forrest village, IL
Quick answer
Forrest village has 1,008 residents, ranking #695 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $70,417, the median home is worth $104,000 and median gross rent runs $663 a month.
- Population
- 1,008Forrest village residents
- Median household income
- $70,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $663Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forrest village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forrest village median would spend about 11.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 79.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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