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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest Municipal School District is $17,446, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Forest Municipal School District median household income is $38,662. On average Forest Municipal School District residents spend 22.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #100

Forest Municipal School District	17,446 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest Municipal School District	26,259 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Forest Municipal School District	34,277 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Forest Municipal School District	18,348 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #40

Forest Municipal School District	38,662 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forest Municipal School District	46,028 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Forest Municipal School District	46.84%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Forest Municipal School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Forest Municipal School District		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.69%	$9,790, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.05%	$16,296, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.81%	$1,189, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.89%	$17,515, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Forest Municipal School District	43,125 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forest Municipal School District	49,184 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$53,662, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$30,515, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,524, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
One Race, Other	$40,871, see rank	$34,671	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$52,704, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,563, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,672, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$26,763, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,385, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	3,045, 47.69%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,933, 63.48%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,933, 63.48%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,756, 90.84%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	177, 9.16%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,112, 36.52%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	3,340, 52.31%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,708, 51.14%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,708, 51.14%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,432, 83.84%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	276, 16.16%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,632, 48.86%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,137, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,398, 76.44%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	611, 19.48%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	55, 1.75%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	22, 0.70%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	51, 1.63%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forest Municipal School District	22.0 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,188	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	1,756, 55.08%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	629, 35.82%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	153, 8.71%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	235, 13.38%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 1.82%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	261, 14.86%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	392, 22.32%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	1,432, 44.92%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	349, 24.37%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	348, 24.30%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	468, 32.68%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.91%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	254, 17.74%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Forest Municipal School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,188, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	85, 2.67%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	246, 7.72%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	860, 26.98%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	99, 3.11%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	401, 12.58%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47, 1.47%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	41, 1.29%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	156, 4.89%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	168, 5.27%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	531, 16.66%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	167, 5.24%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	211, 6.62%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	176, 5.52%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Forest Municipal School District	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,016	24.19%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	442	22.66%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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