Ohio · Census place 27636
Forest, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Forest, Ohio (Forest, OH — Census place “Forest village”) is 1,401 residents, ranking #587 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $46,111, the median home is worth $106,800 and median gross rent runs $749 a month. Looking for the Forest Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Forest, OH: 45843.
- Population
- 1,401Forest village residents
- Median household income
- $46,111Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $749Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
Forest ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Forest.
The Forest OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Forest village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest village median would spend about 19.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.6% of residents and 75.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Forest village, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Forest village is a small town in Ohio, with 1,401 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #587 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 53% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Forest village earn a median of $46,111 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Forest village is valued at $106,800, 64.8% below the national figure and 37% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $749 a month, 46.7% below the national figure, or roughly $8,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Craig Beach village 1,398
- Winchester village 1,402
- Continental village 1,387
- Lynchburg village 1,408
- Pleasant Grove CDP 1,384
- Rossmoyne CDP 1,414
- Frazeysburg village 1,377
- Somerset village 1,417
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Forest village?
- Forest village has 1,401 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #587 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Forest village?
- Median household income in Forest village is $46,111 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Forest village?
- Median gross rent is $749 a month and the median home value is $106,800, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.
- Is Forest village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Forest village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Forest village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.