Illinois · Census place 27065
Forreston village, IL
Quick answer
Forreston village has 1,148 residents, ranking #657 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $68,042, the median home is worth $116,500 and median gross rent runs $783 a month.
- Population
- 1,148Forreston village residents
- Median household income
- $68,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forreston village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forreston village median would spend about 13.8% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 80.9% 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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