Forest is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,279 people and three associated neighborhoods, Forest is the 65th largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Forest is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.93% of the Forest workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Forest is a city of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest who work in management occupations (10.73%), food service (8.25%), and healthcare (6.48%). Forest is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Forest are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.71% of adults in Forest have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Forest in 2022 was $20,570, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,280 for a family of four. However, Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forest is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Forest also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forest include Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, and German. Forest also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.61%. The most common language spoken in Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
