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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forrest City is $14,346, which is much lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Forrest City median household income is $28,656, which has grown by 23.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forrest City residents spend 18.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #444

Forrest City, AR	14,346 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	19,347 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	19,870 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	18,639 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #373

Forrest City, AR	28,656 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	41,539 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #259

Forrest City, AR	23.99%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Forrest City, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.97%	$13,706, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.59%	$13,198, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.93%	$2,136, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.07%	$17,944, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	34,113 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forrest City, AR	49,330 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$36,742, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$26,080, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,403, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Two or More Races	$19,803, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$10,903, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,478, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,708, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$23,597, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,997, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	7,318, 61.00%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,296, 31.37%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,296, 31.37%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,991, 86.72%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	305, 13.28%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,022, 68.63%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	4,679, 39.00%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,729, 58.32%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,729, 58.32%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,335, 85.56%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	394, 14.44%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,950, 41.68%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,219, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,189, 75.59%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	655, 15.53%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	191, 4.53%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	81, 1.92%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	103, 2.44%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forrest City, AR	18.6 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,326	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	1,991, 46.02%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	366, 18.38%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	410, 20.59%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	307, 15.42%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 1.16%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148, 7.43%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	653, 32.80%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	2,335, 53.98%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	681, 29.16%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	750, 32.12%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	699, 29.94%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.39%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	196, 8.39%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Forrest City, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,326, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 0.16%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	148, 3.42%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	511, 11.81%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	220, 5.09%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	474, 10.96%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	100, 2.31%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	100, 2.31%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28, 0.65%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	331, 7.65%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,388, 32.09%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	223, 5.15%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	603, 13.94%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	193, 4.46%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Forrest City, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,637	32.14%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	752	28.42%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.