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| Forest City |
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| Population 2000: | 7,549 |
| Population 2002: | 7,410 |
| Elevation: | 999 feet |
| Area codes: | 828 |
| Land area: | 8.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.7% (2.4% Latin America) |
| County: | Rutherford |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (35.2%), Retail trade (16.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%). |
| Population growth: | -139 (-1.84%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 65.4% |
| Black: | 28.8% |
| Hispanic: | 3.7% |
| Other race: | 1.4% |
| Two or more races: | 1.3% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.4% |
| Never married: | 24.0% |
| Divorced: | 12.5% |
| Widowed: | 12.3% |
| Separated: | 3.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $62,700 |
| Household income: | $24,243 |
| Resident age: | 37.8 years |
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| Forest City Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 64.9% |
| Unemployed: | 10.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 9.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 461.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 384 (4921.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 131 (1678.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 20 (256.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 19 (243.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 11 (141.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 4 (51.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.7% |
| German: | 9.7% |
| Irish: | 8.1% |
| English: | 5.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.4% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.5% |