Forrest County

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Forrest County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 72,604
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 1,092 / 741 / 17
Land Area (2000): 1,208.429 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 9.306 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 45,000.000 acres (182.070 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 440
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 45.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 2.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $8,622,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 53,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 25.20%
Physicians (2004): 401
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (563)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 12,710
Federal Spending (2004): $741,240

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	96,904	66.42%
Rural, Farm	2,046	1.40%
Rural, Non-farm	46,940	32.17%

Forrest County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Employment Information Back to top
Forrest County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	31,674	29,449	2,225	7.02%	70
1991	31,347	29,112	2,235	7.13%	71
1992	31,327	28,952	2,375	7.58%	76
1993	31,185	29,271	1,914	6.14%	61
1994	32,196	30,553	1,643	5.10%	51
1995	33,164	31,599	1,565	4.72%	47
1996	33,448	31,950	1,498	4.48%	45
1997	34,030	32,786	1,243	3.65%	37
1998	33,840	32,599	1,242	3.67%	37
1999	33,605	32,432	1,173	3.49%	35
2000	35,111	33,337	1,774	5.05%	50
2001	35,109	33,568	1,541	4.39%	44
2002	35,187	33,168	2,019	5.74%	57
2003	35,402	33,514	1,888	5.33%	53
2004	35,486	33,479	2,008	5.66%	57
2005	35,873	33,547	2,327	6.49%	65
2006	36,692	34,744	1,948	5.31%	53
2007	37,388	35,485	1,903	5.09%	51
2008	37,572	35,367	2,205	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	31,349	29,319	2,030	6.48%	65
Feb 1990	31,380	29,541	1,839	5.86%	59
Mar 1990	31,577	29,512	2,065	6.54%	65
Apr 1990	31,631	29,562	2,069	6.54%	65
May 1990	31,552	29,393	2,159	6.84%	68
Jun 1990	32,282	29,508	2,774	8.59%	86
Jul 1990	32,382	29,914	2,468	7.62%	76
Aug 1990	31,411	29,043	2,368	7.54%	75
Sep 1990	31,457	29,340	2,117	6.73%	67
Oct 1990	31,368	29,131	2,237	7.13%	71
Nov 1990	31,650	29,391	2,259	7.14%	71
Dec 1990	32,048	29,736	2,312	7.21%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	30,982	28,730	2,252	7.27%	73
Feb 1991	31,140	29,034	2,106	6.76%	68
Mar 1991	31,257	29,060	2,197	7.03%	70
Apr 1991	31,407	29,371	2,036	6.48%	65
May 1991	31,290	28,731	2,559	8.18%	82
Jun 1991	32,118	29,323	2,795	8.70%	87
Jul 1991	32,071	29,570	2,501	7.80%	78
Aug 1991	31,215	28,763	2,452	7.86%	79
Sep 1991	31,443	29,213	2,230	7.09%	71
Oct 1991	31,170	29,083	2,087	6.70%	67
Nov 1991	31,017	29,210	1,807	5.83%	58
Dec 1991	31,053	29,260	1,793	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	30,634	28,499	2,135	6.97%	70
Feb 1992	30,871	28,612	2,259	7.32%	73
Mar 1992	31,023	28,834	2,189	7.06%	71
Apr 1992	30,945	28,955	1,990	6.43%	64
May 1992	31,609	29,102	2,507	7.93%	79
Jun 1992	32,258	29,232	3,026	9.38%	94
Jul 1992	32,546	29,695	2,851	8.76%	88
Aug 1992	31,659	29,068	2,591	8.18%	82
Sep 1992	31,284	28,940	2,344	7.49%	75
Oct 1992	31,022	28,718	2,304	7.43%	74
Nov 1992	31,024	28,967	2,057	6.63%	66
Dec 1992	31,043	28,796	2,247	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	30,347	28,279	2,068	6.81%	68
Feb 1993	30,601	28,545	2,056	6.72%	67
Mar 1993	30,953	28,843	2,110	6.82%	68
Apr 1993	30,879	28,989	1,890	6.12%	61
May 1993	30,917	28,907	2,010	6.50%	65
Jun 1993	31,439	29,120	2,319	7.38%	74
Jul 1993	31,702	29,730	1,972	6.22%	62
Aug 1993	31,190	29,286	1,904	6.10%	61
Sep 1993	31,434	29,785	1,649	5.25%	52
Oct 1993	31,629	29,622	2,007	6.35%	63
Nov 1993	31,446	29,927	1,519	4.83%	48
Dec 1993	31,682	30,221	1,461	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	31,319	29,608	1,711	5.46%	55
Feb 1994	31,318	29,681	1,637	5.23%	52
Mar 1994	31,329	29,780	1,549	4.94%	49
Apr 1994	31,226	29,740	1,486	4.76%	48
May 1994	31,955	30,153	1,802	5.64%	56
Jun 1994	32,597	30,408	2,189	6.72%	67
Jul 1994	32,720	30,894	1,826	5.58%	56
Aug 1994	32,463	30,645	1,818	5.60%	56
Sep 1994	32,589	31,136	1,453	4.46%	45
Oct 1994	32,898	31,357	1,541	4.68%	47
Nov 1994	32,957	31,579	1,378	4.18%	42
Dec 1994	32,978	31,649	1,329	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	32,573	30,634	1,939	5.95%	60
Feb 1995	32,618	31,256	1,362	4.18%	42
Mar 1995	32,684	31,375	1,309	4.01%	40
Apr 1995	32,915	31,396	1,519	4.61%	46
May 1995	32,836	31,198	1,638	4.99%	50
Jun 1995	32,972	30,972	2,000	6.07%	61
Jul 1995	34,006	32,164	1,842	5.42%	54
Aug 1995	33,266	31,483	1,783	5.36%	54
Sep 1995	33,157	31,644	1,513	4.56%	46
Oct 1995	33,575	32,162	1,413	4.21%	42
Nov 1995	33,680	32,522	1,158	3.44%	34
Dec 1995	33,689	32,380	1,309	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	33,123	31,086	2,037	6.15%	61
Feb 1996	33,172	31,530	1,642	4.95%	49
Mar 1996	33,166	31,407	1,759	5.30%	53
Apr 1996	32,868	31,388	1,480	4.50%	45
May 1996	33,255	31,680	1,575	4.74%	47
Jun 1996	33,795	32,071	1,724	5.10%	51
Jul 1996	33,641	32,132	1,509	4.49%	45
Aug 1996	33,201	31,839	1,362	4.10%	41
Sep 1996	33,062	31,816	1,246	3.77%	38
Oct 1996	33,714	32,356	1,358	4.03%	40
Nov 1996	34,017	32,849	1,168	3.43%	34
Dec 1996	34,359	33,242	1,117	3.25%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	33,404	32,043	1,361	4.07%	41
Feb 1997	33,448	32,271	1,177	3.52%	35
Mar 1997	33,639	32,464	1,175	3.49%	35
Apr 1997	33,463	32,441	1,022	3.05%	31
May 1997	33,656	32,527	1,129	3.35%	34
Jun 1997	34,215	32,685	1,530	4.47%	45
Jul 1997	34,461	32,979	1,482	4.30%	43
Aug 1997	33,817	32,446	1,371	4.05%	41
Sep 1997	33,931	32,641	1,290	3.80%	38
Oct 1997	34,666	33,348	1,318	3.80%	38
Nov 1997	34,839	33,781	1,058	3.04%	30
Dec 1997	34,818	33,811	1,007	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	33,552	32,259	1,293	3.85%	39
Feb 1998	33,640	32,513	1,127	3.35%	34
Mar 1998	34,170	32,606	1,564	4.58%	46
Apr 1998	33,746	32,737	1,009	2.99%	30
May 1998	33,960	32,734	1,226	3.61%	36
Jun 1998	34,066	32,680	1,386	4.07%	41
Jul 1998	34,162	32,767	1,395	4.08%	41
Aug 1998	33,486	32,154	1,332	3.98%	40
Sep 1998	33,972	32,522	1,450	4.27%	43
Oct 1998	33,879	32,619	1,260	3.72%	37
Nov 1998	33,593	32,644	949	2.82%	28
Dec 1998	33,857	32,950	907	2.68%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	33,400	32,207	1,193	3.57%	36
Feb 1999	33,510	32,561	949	2.83%	28
Mar 1999	33,380	32,344	1,036	3.10%	31
Apr 1999	32,830	31,911	919	2.80%	28
May 1999	32,840	31,674	1,166	3.55%	36
Jun 1999	33,248	31,888	1,360	4.09%	41
Jul 1999	33,573	32,332	1,241	3.70%	37
Aug 1999	33,207	31,942	1,265	3.81%	38
Sep 1999	33,665	32,497	1,168	3.47%	35
Oct 1999	34,200	32,940	1,260	3.68%	37
Nov 1999	34,471	33,282	1,189	3.45%	34
Dec 1999	34,937	33,608	1,329	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	35,113	33,014	2,099	5.98%	60
Feb 2000	35,214	33,476	1,738	4.94%	49
Mar 2000	35,354	33,466	1,888	5.34%	53
Apr 2000	35,264	33,680	1,584	4.49%	45
May 2000	35,140	33,108	2,032	5.78%	58
Jun 2000	35,336	33,099	2,237	6.33%	63
Jul 2000	35,190	33,172	2,018	5.73%	57
Aug 2000	34,550	32,709	1,841	5.33%	53
Sep 2000	34,558	32,996	1,562	4.52%	45
Oct 2000	35,117	33,484	1,633	4.65%	47
Nov 2000	35,275	33,861	1,414	4.01%	40
Dec 2000	35,222	33,978	1,244	3.53%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	34,967	33,507	1,460	4.18%	42
Feb 2001	35,352	34,049	1,303	3.69%	37
Mar 2001	35,397	33,987	1,410	3.98%	40
Apr 2001	35,304	34,109	1,195	3.38%	34
May 2001	35,328	33,888	1,440	4.08%	41
Jun 2001	34,671	33,065	1,606	4.63%	46
Jul 2001	34,903	33,381	1,522	4.36%	44
Aug 2001	34,274	32,561	1,713	5.00%	50
Sep 2001	34,881	33,316	1,565	4.49%	45
Oct 2001	35,222	33,422	1,800	5.11%	51
Nov 2001	35,388	33,711	1,677	4.74%	47
Dec 2001	35,618	33,819	1,799	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	34,789	32,547	2,242	6.44%	64
Feb 2002	35,026	33,114	1,912	5.46%	55
Mar 2002	34,934	32,898	2,036	5.83%	58
Apr 2002	35,240	33,331	1,909	5.42%	54
May 2002	35,087	33,041	2,046	5.83%	58
Jun 2002	35,471	33,136	2,335	6.58%	66
Jul 2002	35,458	33,344	2,114	5.96%	60
Aug 2002	34,757	32,717	2,040	5.87%	59
Sep 2002	35,309	33,493	1,816	5.14%	51
Oct 2002	35,280	33,262	2,018	5.72%	57
Nov 2002	35,366	33,521	1,845	5.22%	52
Dec 2002	35,530	33,612	1,918	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	35,305	33,184	2,121	6.01%	60
Feb 2003	35,529	33,694	1,835	5.16%	52
Mar 2003	35,386	33,522	1,864	5.27%	53
Apr 2003	35,158	33,397	1,761	5.01%	50
May 2003	35,217	33,277	1,940	5.51%	55
Jun 2003	35,579	33,203	2,376	6.68%	67
Jul 2003	35,807	33,744	2,063	5.76%	58
Aug 2003	35,089	33,182	1,907	5.43%	54
Sep 2003	35,292	33,598	1,694	4.80%	48
Oct 2003	35,309	33,440	1,869	5.29%	53
Nov 2003	35,635	33,979	1,656	4.65%	46
Dec 2003	35,522	33,952	1,570	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	34,874	32,978	1,896	5.44%	54
Feb 2004	35,212	33,455	1,757	4.99%	50
Mar 2004	35,237	33,480	1,757	4.99%	50
Apr 2004	34,968	33,280	1,688	4.83%	48
May 2004	35,024	33,059	1,965	5.61%	56
Jun 2004	35,639	33,324	2,315	6.50%	65
Jul 2004	35,887	33,697	2,190	6.10%	61
Aug 2004	35,257	33,082	2,175	6.17%	62
Sep 2004	35,411	33,428	1,983	5.60%	56
Oct 2004	35,999	33,774	2,225	6.18%	62
Nov 2004	36,216	34,128	2,088	5.77%	58
Dec 2004	36,111	34,058	2,053	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	35,344	33,085	2,259	6.39%	64
Feb 2005	35,808	33,703	2,105	5.88%	59
Mar 2005	35,630	33,530	2,100	5.89%	59
Apr 2005	35,682	33,713	1,969	5.52%	55
May 2005	35,676	33,459	2,217	6.21%	62
Jun 2005	36,011	33,437	2,574	7.15%	71
Jul 2005	35,854	33,464	2,390	6.67%	67
Aug 2005	35,425	32,987	2,438	6.88%	69
Sep 2005	35,762	32,563	3,199	8.95%	89
Oct 2005	36,033	33,718	2,315	6.42%	64
Nov 2005	36,563	34,245	2,318	6.34%	63
Dec 2005	36,692	34,654	2,038	5.55%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	35,948	33,785	2,163	6.02%	60
Feb 2006	36,258	34,202	2,056	5.67%	57
Mar 2006	35,718	33,960	1,758	4.92%	49
Apr 2006	36,247	34,551	1,696	4.68%	47
May 2006	36,475	34,660	1,815	4.98%	50
Jun 2006	36,891	34,711	2,180	5.91%	59
Jul 2006	36,913	34,714	2,199	5.96%	60
Aug 2006	36,458	34,415	2,043	5.60%	56
Sep 2006	36,560	34,765	1,795	4.91%	49
Oct 2006	37,272	35,377	1,895	5.08%	51
Nov 2006	37,684	35,788	1,896	5.03%	50
Dec 2006	37,882	36,005	1,877	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	37,044	34,995	2,049	5.53%	55
Feb 2007	36,990	35,053	1,937	5.24%	52
Mar 2007	36,915	34,969	1,946	5.27%	53
Apr 2007	37,227	35,448	1,779	4.78%	48
May 2007	37,159	35,446	1,713	4.61%	46
Jun 2007	37,775	35,715	2,060	5.45%	55
Jul 2007	37,837	35,736	2,101	5.55%	56
Aug 2007	37,154	35,270	1,884	5.07%	51
Sep 2007	37,464	35,610	1,854	4.95%	49
Oct 2007	37,543	35,680	1,863	4.96%	50
Nov 2007	37,657	35,908	1,749	4.64%	46
Dec 2007	37,886	35,984	1,902	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	37,502	35,550	1,952	5.21%	52
Feb 2008	37,189	35,459	1,730	4.65%	47
Mar 2008	37,682	35,863	1,819	4.83%	48
Apr 2008	37,944	36,187	1,757	4.63%	46
May 2008	37,787	35,660	2,127	5.63%	56
Jun 2008	38,126	35,452	2,674	7.01%	70
Jul 2008	38,041	35,241	2,800	7.36%	74
Aug 2008	37,043	34,487	2,556	6.90%	69
Sep 2008	36,834	34,406	2,428	6.59%	66
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Forrest County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,548	10.83%
2.	Educational Services	2,990	9.13%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,536	7.74%
4.	Public Administration	1,708	5.21%
5.	Health Care	1,584	4.84%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,088	3.32%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	964	2.94%
8.	Paper Manufacturing	948	2.89%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	932	2.85%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	914	2.79%
11.	Finance and Insurance	788	2.41%
12.	Utilities	666	2.03%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	654	2.00%
14.	Truck Transportation	648	1.98%
15.	Mining	636	1.94%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	602	1.84%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	576	1.76%
18.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	550	1.68%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	532	1.62%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	506	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	6,070	19.61%
2.	Health Care	5,254	16.98%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,056	9.87%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	1,780	5.75%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,282	4.14%
6.	Social Assistance	1,036	3.35%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	990	3.20%
8.	Public Administration	824	2.66%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	664	2.15%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	630	2.04%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	622	2.01%
12.	Food Manufacturing	602	1.95%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	594	1.92%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	570	1.84%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	524	1.69%
16.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	500	1.62%
17.	Paper Manufacturing	488	1.58%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	466	1.51%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	358	1.16%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	356	1.15%

Forrest County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,698	5.18%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,568	4.79%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,514	4.62%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,512	4.62%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,346	4.11%
6.	Other Management Occupations	1,230	3.76%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,088	3.32%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,070	3.27%
9.	Postsecondary Teachers	966	2.95%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	954	2.91%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	878	2.68%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	856	2.61%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	764	2.33%
14.	Other Construction Trades	682	2.08%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	680	2.08%
16.	Carpenters	650	1.98%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	634	1.94%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	632	1.93%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	606	1.85%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	546	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	1,900	6.14%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,778	5.74%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,590	5.14%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	1,532	4.95%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,330	4.30%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,260	4.07%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,186	3.83%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,070	3.46%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,014	3.28%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	982	3.17%
11.	Registered Nurses	962	3.11%
12.	Other Production Occupations	780	2.52%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	778	2.51%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	774	2.50%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	768	2.48%
16.	Child Care Workers	698	2.26%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	690	2.23%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	688	2.22%
19.	Postsecondary Teachers	674	2.18%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	614	1.98%

Forrest County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	56,047	49.03%
15-35 hours	17,139	14.99%
1-14 hours	4,041	3.53%
No regular hours	37,091	32.45%

Forrest County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,509	4.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,392	2.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,205	5.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM	5,158	8.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,090	11.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM	8,756	14.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,872	17.52%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,991	8.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,232	3.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,190	5.14%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,397	2.25%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	934	1.51%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,750	7.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,562	8.97%

Forrest County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,901	4.68%
5-9	9,544	15.38%
10-14	13,372	21.55%
15-19	12,277	19.79%
20-24	9,239	14.89%
25-29	2,332	3.76%
30-34	5,674	9.15%
35-39	728	1.17%
40-44	810	1.31%
45-59	1,529	2.46%
60-89	1,380	2.22%
At least 90	2,252	3.63%

Forrest County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	90	0.15%	49,575	79.91%
30-44	64	0.10%	7,148	11.52%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,529	2.46%
At least 60	20	0.03%	3,612	5.82%

Forrest County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	292	0.46%
Car / truck / van, carpool	8,168	12.88%
Car / truck / van, solo	50,714	79.98%
Motorcycle	54	0.09%
Other	338	0.53%
Public transportation	174	0.27%
Walked	2,298	3.62%
Worked at home	1,368	2.16%

Forrest County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Family Information Back to top
: 54,450 (134,338 people)
: 34,966 (106,962 people)
: 11,111
: 66,329
Forrest County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,712	17.76%
$10,000-$14,999	5,818	10.64%
$15,000-$19,999	5,395	9.87%
$20,000-$24,999	4,043	7.39%
$25,000-$29,999	4,089	7.48%
$30,000-$34,999	3,830	7.00%
$35,000-$39,999	3,217	5.88%
$40,000-$44,999	3,034	5.55%
$45,000-$49,999	2,208	4.04%
$50,000-$59,999	3,675	6.72%
$60,000-$74,999	3,960	7.24%
$75,000-$99,999	2,761	5.05%
$100,000-$124,999	1,340	2.45%
$125,000-$149,999	703	1.29%
$150,000-$199,999	272	0.50%
$200,000 or more	626	1.14%

Forrest County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,738	28.47%
Family, 2 people	7,148	26.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,656	6.09%
Family, 3 people	4,385	16.13%
Nonfamily, 3 people	355	1.31%
Family, 4 people	3,366	12.38%
Nonfamily, 4 people	84	0.31%
Family, 5 people	1,498	5.51%
Nonfamily, 5 people	33	0.12%
Family, 6 people	576	2.12%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	332	1.22%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.02%

Forrest County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	43,043	31.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,911	8.74%
Public Assistance	2,002	1.47%
Retirement	7,605	5.58%
Self Employment	5,942	4.36%
Social Security	13,945	10.24%
Supplemental Security	3,543	2.60%
Wage / Salary	41,122	30.19%
Other	7,107	5.22%

Forrest County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,004	55.27%
With children under 18	10,526	44.73%

Forrest County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,383	9.96%
Married	26,771	49.55%
Never Married	20,628	38.18%
Widowed	1,245	2.30%

Forrest County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,590	12.16%
Married	26,964	43.19%
Never Married	20,530	32.89%
Widowed	7,343	11.76%

Forrest County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Education Information Back to top
Forrest County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,700	5.17%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	15,637	14.19%
High school diploma or equivalent	28,150	25.54%
Some college, no degree	33,430	30.33%
Associate degree	6,383	5.79%
Bachelors degree	13,712	12.44%
Graduate or professional degree	7,206	6.54%

Forrest County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,478	2.04%	1,066	1.47%	2,544	3.50%
Kindergarten	2,195	3.02%	222	0.31%	2,417	3.33%
Grades 1-4	7,289	10.04%	802	1.10%	8,091	11.14%
Grades 5-8	7,548	10.40%	668	0.92%	8,216	11.32%
Grades 9-12	6,820	9.39%	612	0.84%	7,432	10.24%
Undergrad college	16,500	22.73%	2,179	3.00%	18,679	25.73%
Graduate or professional school	2,062	2.84%	280	0.39%	2,342	3.23%
Total	43,892	60.45%	5,829	8.03%	49,721	68.48%

Forrest County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Business Information Back to top
: $916,832,000
: $107,920,000
: $789,264
: 6,785
Forrest County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	18	10	29	13	16
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	3	6	4	9
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	2	8	8	3
1999 - Construction	24	23	67	32	27
1999 - Educational Services	1	2	5	2	5
1999 - Finance & Insurance	36	23	33	38	76
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	28	14	58	30	47
1999 - Information	5	3	4	8	8
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	2	5	2
1999 - Manufacturing	4	8	23	24	20
1999 - Mining	0	0	2	0	4
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	19	14	68	55	55
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	18	23	47	34	61
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	16	9	22	17	41
1999 - Retail Trade	44	38	129	123	106
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	6	16	15	21
1999 - Unclassified	8	4	0	0	2
1999 - Utilities	0	3	4	3	9
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	6	26	33	38
1999 - Total	245	191	549	444	550
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	11	9	21	17	29
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	6	4	9
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	3	8	3	6
2000 - Construction	19	18	52	45	36
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	6	3	3
2000 - Finance & Insurance	24	26	46	39	72
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	21	58	36	49
2000 - Information	4	6	11	4	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	6	2	4
2000 - Manufacturing	9	5	36	20	13
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	3	2
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	22	14	57	53	74
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	25	16	55	32	58
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	12	5	21	26	43
2000 - Retail Trade	49	48	120	119	112
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	8	22	16	14
2000 - Unclassified	7	6	1	0	2
2000 - Utilities	3	1	5	5	5
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	5	37	30	30
2000 - Total	215	196	568	457	565
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	13	13	18	25	23
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	5	3	11
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	4	3	8	5
2001 - Construction	11	23	31	69	31
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	6	2	4
2001 - Finance & Insurance	22	18	45	41	76
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	21	7	66	39	46
2001 - Information	8	3	9	8	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	2	4	1	5
2001 - Manufacturing	4	3	17	35	22
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	1	3
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	21	15	50	53	89
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	23	16	44	44	61
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	12	12	17	20	52
2001 - Retail Trade	39	44	95	153	111
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	6	16	22	19
2001 - Unclassified	4	3	1	1	1
2001 - Utilities	1	1	6	1	10
2001 - Wholesale Trade	8	10	19	40	31
2001 - Total	197	181	453	566	603
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	15	23	24	20
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	5	6	6	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	5	6	6
2002 - Construction	15	23	44	45	30
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	5	3	3
2002 - Finance & Insurance	24	13	45	41	86
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	14	65	46	47
2002 - Information	6	2	1	13	12
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	2	3	7
2002 - Manufacturing	5	4	29	28	16
2002 - Mining	2	1	1	1	3
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	24	22	61	53	76
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	18	13	58	42	59
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	8	9	23	21	50
2002 - Retail Trade	49	51	129	117	105
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	3	13	25	17
2002 - Unclassified	3	4	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	2	4	7	5
2002 - Wholesale Trade	10	12	24	32	30
2002 - Total	198	195	538	513	578
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	7	25	20	15
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	1	2	5	9
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	8	3	5	9	3
2003 - Construction	14	20	36	35	29
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	3	7	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	17	17	59	36	81
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	18	11	70	45	52
2003 - Information	6	1	7	11	11
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	5	2	4
2003 - Manufacturing	5	8	18	31	17
2003 - Mining	1	1	0	1	4
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	17	17	60	56	81
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	25	13	47	49	64
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	11	20	18	49
2003 - Retail Trade	48	43	133	121	102
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	7	15	16	16
2003 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	1	7	4	5
2003 - Wholesale Trade	7	8	36	23	35
2003 - Total	192	172	548	489	579
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	5	28	19	19
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	5	4	9
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	5	6	7	8
2004 - Construction	19	13	36	41	25
2004 - Educational Services	2	1	6	6	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	16	12	39	56	85
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	19	57	58	51
2004 - Information	5	2	9	11	13
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	2	4	4
2004 - Manufacturing	4	9	25	20	19
2004 - Mining	1	3	2	0	2
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	21	63	49	70
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	16	16	40	37	94
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	9	22	11	49
2004 - Retail Trade	43	38	140	115	110
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	7	14	11	22
2004 - Unclassified	4	2	0	1	0
2004 - Utilities	1	1	6	5	5
2004 - Wholesale Trade	6	5	29	27	34
2004 - Total	163	172	529	482	620
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	13	13	25	19	16
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	6	3	10
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	1	3	8	8
2005 - Construction	15	17	48	38	18
2005 - Educational Services	1	1	6	4	5
2005 - Finance & Insurance	29	25	39	49	81
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	15	71	46	51
2005 - Information	5	5	9	12	12
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	6	2	5
2005 - Manufacturing	4	5	32	20	14
2005 - Mining	2	1	0	2	2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	18	51	62	62
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	18	16	41	53	80
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	12	11	22	10	44
2005 - Retail Trade	44	33	126	133	115
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	7	13	12	21
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	1	8	3	5
2005 - Wholesale Trade	6	10	24	25	36
2005 - Total	187	180	530	501	585

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Forrest County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	104,770	77.58%
Below Poverty Level	30,272	22.42%

Forrest County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,120	$245	$1,264	$0	$0	$3,830	$6,214	$2,288	$2,620	$2,719
1971	$1,043	$252	$823	$0	$0	$4,747	$6,613	$2,554	$2,738	$1,493
1972	$1,066	$242	$1,298	$0	$0	$6,253	$8,617	$3,478	$3,133	$1,345
1973	$1,096	$278	$1,363	$0	$0	$6,565	$9,024	$3,652	$3,290	$1,413
1974	$1,151	$292	$1,431	$0	$0	$6,893	$9,475	$3,835	$3,290	$1,413
1975	$1,208	$307	$1,503	$0	$0	$7,237	$9,948	$4,027	$3,290	$1,413
1976	$1,269	$322	$1,578	$0	$0	$7,599	$10,446	$4,228	$3,290	$1,413
1977	$2,148	$9	$2,881	$0	$0	$13,888	$18,917	$7,366	$6,888	$3,906
1978	$2,327	$9	$3,118	$0	$0	$15,044	$20,489	$7,366	$6,888	$3,906
1979	$3,042	$9	$2,716	$0	$0	$18,110	$23,868	$9,801	$4,294	$4,477
1980	$3,933	$12	$2,961	$0	$0	$22,774	$29,668	$12,046	$3,682	$906
1981	$2,031	$4	$2,785	$0	$0	$23,447	$28,263	$12,339	$3,000	$721
1982	$3,456	$17	$3,181	$0	$0	$32,334	$38,971	$16,890	$3,914	$1,133
1983	$4,375	$14	$3,689	$0	$0	$35,791	$43,855	$18,388	$3,012	$2,069
1984	$5,465	$10	$3,519	$0	$0	$39,069	$48,053	$20,721	$2,110	$2,693
1985	$5,233	$8	$3,539	$0	$0	$39,884	$48,656	$20,797	$7,645	$8,809
1986	$5,233	$8	$3,539	$0	$0	$42,336	$51,108	$20,524	$15,186	$7,473
1987	$5,143	$185	$3,497	$0	$0	$55,902	$64,542	$23,615	$29,259	$28,088
1988	$7,025	$175	$2,405	$0	$0	$63,617	$73,047	$26,184	$16,831	$24,027
1989	$6,189	$184	$3,715	$0	$0	$72,389	$82,293	$31,121	$17,131	$22,740
1990	$6,412	$191	$3,850	$0	$0	$74,994	$85,256	$32,241	$15,077	$22,740
1991	$8,155	$148	$2,894	$0	$0	$71,184	$82,233	$31,265	$15,725	$23,109
1992	$8,014	$156	$2,901	$0	$0	$93,474	$104,389	$40,598	$19,047	$26,034
1993	$8,383	$163	$3,036	$0	$0	$97,774	$109,193	$42,466	$18,470	$26,034
1994	$8,292	$163	$4,695	$0	$0	$104,696	$117,683	$44,589	$18,229	$18,669
1995	$8,567	$374	$8,026	$0	$0	$152,609	$169,202	$56,849	$17,672	$65,106
1996	$11,248	$374	$6,237	$0	$0	$157,394	$174,879	$61,832	$17,008	$58,427
1997	$11,364	$448	$9,411	$0	$0	$162,905	$183,680	$68,705	$19,056	$82,307
1998	$12,279	$484	$9,387	$0	$0	$171,295	$192,961	$74,425	$17,508	$99,851
1999	$12,029	$1,436	$9,432	$0	$0	$213,008	$234,469	$76,658	$43,736	$73,265
2000	$13,149	$1,586	$7,276	$0	$0	$238,039	$258,464	$91,289	$43,782	$62,566
2001	$13,565	$1,615	$7,931	$0	$0	$253,209	$274,705	$88,361	$41,317	$31,363
2002	$14,147	$1,553	$4,699	$0	$0	$257,837	$276,683	$88,723	$88,885	$111,078
2003	$15,321	$1,566	$6,333	$0	$0	$257,476	$279,130	$93,289	$86,070	$110,126
2004	$11,119	$1,620	$15,763	$0	$0	$252,698	$279,580	$111,300	$78,625	$104,023
2005	$16,082	$1,029	$13,209	$0	$0	$253,589	$282,880	$119,694	$76,064	$99,618
2006	$16,738	$1,003	$17,575	$0	$0	$299,704	$334,017	$137,376	$126,585	$77,113

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$294	$51	$3,593	$794	$0	$5,787
1970	$62	$53	$74	$0	$0	$866	$5,787
1971	$0	$357	$82	$5,800	$1,215	$0	$8,736
1971	$25	$62	$131	$0	$0	$1,064	$8,736
1972	$118	$357	$82	$6,475	$1,025	$0	$9,421
1972	$60	$61	$178	$0	$0	$1,065	$9,421
1973	$124	$376	$86	$6,799	$1,077	$0	$9,892
1973	$63	$64	$186	$0	$0	$1,117	$9,892
1974	$130	$394	$91	$7,139	$1,130	$0	$10,386
1974	$66	$68	$196	$0	$0	$1,172	$10,386
1975	$136	$414	$95	$7,496	$1,187	$0	$10,906
1975	$70	$71	$206	$0	$0	$1,231	$10,906
1976	$143	$435	$100	$7,871	$1,246	$0	$11,451
1976	$73	$75	$216	$0	$0	$1,292	$11,451
1977	$2	$715	$176	$15,576	$2,507	$10	$20,287
1977	$214	$76	$386	$0	$0	$625	$20,287
1978	$2	$773	$190	$16,871	$2,714	$10	$21,960
1978	$230	$80	$418	$0	$0	$672	$21,960
1979	$0	$600	$236	$17,636	$2,762	$24	$22,680
1979	$206	$44	$487	$0	$0	$685	$22,680
1980	$0	$618	$232	$22,462	$1,967	$34	$26,687
1980	$288	$28	$445	$0	$0	$613	$26,687
1981	$0	$632	$312	$22,508	$1,261	$44	$26,139
1981	$287	$45	$184	$0	$0	$866	$26,139
1982	$998	$1,584	$337	$31,467	$2,243	$44	$38,403
1982	$364	$45	$219	$0	$0	$1,102	$38,403
1983	$1,070	$1,403	$359	$34,831	$2,272	$53	$41,634
1983	$344	$55	$196	$0	$0	$1,051	$41,634
1984	$1,195	$2,745	$382	$38,018	$2,887	$71	$47,310
1984	$395	$75	$188	$0	$0	$1,354	$47,310
1985	$1,152	$1,752	$437	$39,006	$2,722	$44	$47,517
1985	$474	$193	$106	$0	$0	$1,631	$47,517
1986	$1,266	$3,007	$747	$41,305	$2,516	$55	$51,813
1986	$553	$216	$382	$0	$0	$1,766	$51,813
1987	$1,412	$2,143	$2,617	$56,693	$3,303	$5	$69,674
1987	$602	$142	$1,115	$0	$0	$1,642	$69,674
1988	$1,552	$2,227	$425	$66,071	$2,800	$300	$80,691
1988	$700	$712	$1,539	$0	$0	$4,365	$80,691
1989	$1,980	$2,299	$438	$67,147	$3,255	$160	$82,915
1989	$794	$712	$1,591	$0	$0	$4,539	$82,915
1990	$1,946	$2,382	$454	$69,453	$3,372	$166	$85,602
1990	$823	$738	$1,591	$0	$0	$4,677	$85,602
1991	$1,711	$2,505	$780	$66,005	$2,953	$73	$79,405
1991	$854	$198	$1,464	$0	$0	$2,862	$79,405
1992	$1,792	$2,543	$703	$91,332	$2,752	$145	$104,781
1992	$916	$396	$1,275	$0	$0	$2,927	$104,781
1993	$1,875	$2,659	$735	$95,438	$2,879	$151	$109,444
1993	$958	$414	$1,275	$0	$0	$3,060	$109,444
1994	$1,769	$2,634	$480	$103,085	$2,556	$56	$118,209
1994	$947	$427	$1,575	$0	$0	$4,680	$118,209
1995	$2,223	$3,149	$755	$144,448	$3,393	$25	$164,201
1995	$1,170	$375	$1,301	$0	$0	$7,362	$164,201
1996	$2,722	$3,414	$762	$154,835	$3,491	$25	$173,251
1996	$1,442	$378	$1,358	$0	$0	$4,824	$173,251
1997	$2,473	$3,384	$927	$176,971	$2,815	$370	$196,411
1997	$1,752	$727	$1,257	$0	$0	$5,735	$196,411
1998	$2,642	$3,658	$993	$160,403	$2,902	$376	$181,038
1998	$1,856	$681	$2,013	$0	$0	$5,514	$181,038
1999	$3,150	$3,836	$989	$206,745	$4,002	$317	$233,811
1999	$1,550	$315	$2,550	$0	$0	$10,357	$233,811
2000	$4,800	$4,467	$7,337	$194,438	$3,497	$1,152	$223,735
2000	$1,733	$222	$1,797	$0	$0	$4,292	$223,735
2001	$2,956	$4,762	$4,496	$230,755	$4,093	$1,124	$257,977
2001	$2,246	$249	$2,873	$0	$0	$4,423	$257,977
2002	$0	$5,180	$1,124	$234,608	$4,594	$474	$255,609
2002	$1,681	$227	$1,851	$0	$0	$5,870	$255,609
2003	$3,282	$7,323	$1,590	$234,616	$4,501	$1,111	$266,584
2003	$1,803	$228	$4,909	$0	$0	$7,221	$266,584
2004	$3,909	$4,903	$1,301	$241,488	$4,276	$1,258	$280,599
2004	$1,813	$241	$5,019	$0	$0	$16,391	$280,599
2005	$3,965	$6,324	$1,655	$227,361	$3,647	$1,314	$261,671
2005	$1,983	$221	$4,892	$0	$0	$10,309	$261,671
2006	$5,086	$5,565	$1,475	$285,831	$3,467	$1,363	$327,015
2006	$2,231	$219	$4,358	$0	$0	$17,420	$327,015

Forrest County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Criminal Information Back to top
: 440

Forrest County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Forrest County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,013	13.79%
10-19 Years	11,387	15.68%
20-29 Years	15,240	20.99%
30-39 Years	9,601	13.22%
40-49 Years	8,998	12.39%
50-59 Years	6,813	9.38%
60-69 Years	4,535	6.25%
70-79 Years	3,768	5.19%
80-89 Years	1,831	2.52%
90+ Years	418	0.58%

Forrest County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	34,254	47.18%
Female	38,350	52.82%

Forrest County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	46,225	63.67%
African-American	24,225	33.37%
Hispanic/Latino	912	1.26%
Asian	535	0.74%
Multiracial	488	0.67%
Amerindian	131	0.18%
Other Race	75	0.10%
Pacific Islander	13	0.02%

Forrest County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	18,824	25.67%
2.	Irish	12,582	17.16%
3.	English	9,429	12.86%
4.	German	8,917	12.16%
5.	Scotch Irish	4,642	6.33%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,630	4.95%
7.	Scottish	2,834	3.86%
8.	Italian	2,302	3.14%
9.	European	1,372	1.87%
10.	African	1,304	1.78%

Forrest County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	130,726	95.93%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,899	2.13%
3.	French	472	0.35%
4.	Vietnamese	328	0.24%
5.	German	322	0.24%
6.	Japanese	266	0.20%
7.	Arabic	152	0.11%
8.	Chinese	140	0.10%
9.	Korean	124	0.09%
10.	Tagalog	114	0.08%

Forrest County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	142,969	98.00%
Naturalized immigrant	715	0.49%
Not a citizen	2,206	1.51%

Forrest County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Forrest County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Hattiesburg

Petal

Forrest County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39401	39404	39425
39402	39406	39465
39403	39407