Forest City, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forest City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 534. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FOREST-CITY-IL · Forest City, IL 1 ZIPs · 534 pop · #12586/25278 · Mason County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $71,544
- RANK-MID #12586/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mason City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 83% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 534
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $116,000
Nearest income peer: Mason City, IL ( $1,035 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Forest City
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forest City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Easton · lowest
Easton · lowest
$44,783 median HH income
- San Jose · near
San Jose · near
$60,125 median HH income
- Topeka · near
Topeka · near
$68,750 median HH income
- Mason City · near
Mason City · near
$70,509 median HH income
- Forest City · this city
Forest City · this city
$71,544 median HH income
- Manito · highest
Manito · highest
$79,551 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Forest City, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 534
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,544
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 61532 (534 residents). Household income $71,544 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Forest City as a pure owner town.
Within Illinois, Stonington is the closest lower-income city and Spring Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forest City.
Population concentration
Forest City's single ZIP 61532 carries the town
Forest City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61532 is the entire residential footprint (534 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Forest City
Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 296 employees , annual payroll $36,155k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61532 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .
ZIP Codes in Forest City, IL
These ZIP codes sit in Mason County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forest City. See the Mason County roll-up →
Forest City sits in the upper half of Mason County on income: Havana, San Jose and Bath report less, while Manito reports more. Easton marks the far end of that range at $44,783, 37% below Forest City.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61532 | 534 | $71,544 | 6 | 6 |
Forest City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Forest City, .