Forest Grove city, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 26,160 ( 5,077 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Population density: 4483.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,589	63.41%	12.1%
Black:	256	0.98%	115.1%
Indian:	25	0.10%	80.2%
Asian:	608	2.32%	2.9%
2+ races:	927	3.54%	68.9%
Hispanic:	7,701	29.44%	58.0%

Total non-White:	9,571	36.59%	52.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,793	10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,284	18.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
21,083
14,796	70.18%
119	0.56%
126	0.60%
591	2.80%
549	2.60%
4,874	23.12%
6,287	29.82%

2000
17,524
13,664	77.97%
46	0.26%
193	1.10%
325	1.85%
377	2.15%
2,882	16.45%
3,860	22.03%

1990
13,559
11,846	87.37%
38	0.28%
139	1.03%
285	2.10%
n/a
1,251	9.23%
1,713	12.63%

1980
11,499
10,497	91.29%
61	0.53%
115	1.00%
227	1.97%
n/a
592	5.15%
1,002	8.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,132	6.5
2,427	13.8

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a

1,818	13.4
2,147	15.8

Number	Rate
1980's
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1,349	11.7
711	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest Grove city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.4
6,233	23.8%
19,927	76.2%
4,007	15.3%

9,103
2.74

5,776	63.5%
4,428	76.7%
544	9.4%
3,327	36.5%

2010
Number	Percent
32.7
5,608	26.6%
15,475	73.4%
2,599	12.3%

7,385
2.71

4,871	66.0%
3,697	75.9%
513	10.5%
2,514	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
31.1
4,827	27.5%
12,697	72.5%
2,354	13.4%

6,310
2.62

4,141	65.6%
3,296	79.6%
339	8.2%
2,169	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
3,572	26.3%
9,987	73.7%
2,001	14.8%

4,911
2.59

3,199	65.1%
2,704	84.5%
249	7.8%
1,712	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
3,026	26.3%
8,473	73.7%
1,572	13.7%

4,233
2.52

2,873	67.9%
2,400	83.5%
252	8.8%
1,360	32.1%

2022 Housing Data for Forest Grove city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	614	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	294	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	266	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	430	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	359	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	248	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	205	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	297	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	408	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	532	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	683	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,245	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,135	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	786	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	987	10.8%
$200,000 or more	614	6.7%

Median Household Income	77,977
Per Capita Income	33,147

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	356	3.9%
Public Assistance	167	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,317	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,718	72.6%
Unemployed	398	3.3%
In Armed Forces	21	0.2%

Total Labor Force	9,137	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	2,874	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,980	3,819	56.6%
Non-Profit	396	731	35.1%
Self-Employed	620	373	62.4%

Local Government	500	884	36.1%
State Government	99	326	23.3%
Federal Government	31	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	5,600	4,192	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,026	1,941	34.6%
Total	6,626	6,133	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,236	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,346	18.4%
Professional, Technical	2,900	22.7%
Service Occupations	2,340	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	204	1.6%
All others	2,960	23.2%

White Collar		58.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,851	14.5%
Educational services	1,756	13.7%
Retail trade	1,452	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,361	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	920	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	789	6.2%
Construction	702	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	602	4.7%
Other services	567	4.4%
Finance and insurance	502	3.9%
Public administration	489	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	471	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	413	3.2%
Wholesale trade	342	2.7%
Information	255	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	142	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	0.5%
Management	65	0.5%
Utilities	36	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,861	26.23%
Puerto Rican	95	0.36%
Cuban	8	0.03%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	471	1.80%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	79	0.30%
Honduran	21	0.08%
Nicaraguan	19	0.07%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	352	1.35%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	91	0.35%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	46	0.18%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	12	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	33	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	175	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	131	0.50%
Japanese	95	0.36%
Chinese	91	0.35%
Cambodian	77	0.29%
Filipino	56	0.21%
Taiwanese	36	0.14%
Vietnamese	21	0.08%
Indian	17	0.06%
Thai	4	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	18,846	76.8%
Spanish	5,143	21.0%
Arabic	88	0.4%
Korean	86	0.4%
Chinese	84	0.3%
Other Asian	65	0.3%
Other Indo-European	64	0.3%
German, other Germanic	55	0.2%
Other	55	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,637	17.7%
Irish	2,166	8.3%
English	2,073	7.9%
American	1,562	6.0%
European	1,127	4.3%
Norwegian	907	3.5%
Swedish	777	3.0%
Scottish	765	2.9%
French	688	2.6%
Dutch	570	2.2%
Italian	559	2.1%
Welsh	398	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	342	1.3%
Scandinavian	275	1.1%
British	236	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,421	93.4%
Not a citizen	1,739	6.6%

Native	23,041	88.1%
Foreign-born	3,119	11.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,011	6.1%	958	5.8%	3,485	21.1%	5,527	33.5%	3,459	21.0%	2,043	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,011	6.1%
9-12 Years	958	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,485	21.1%
Some College	5,527	33.5%
Bach. Degree	3,459	21.0%
Grad Degree	2,043	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,101	D +956	D + 5.5%
D +2,057
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	6,804	55.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,996	40.6%	507	4.1%	12,307	0	-6	0.52%
2016	55%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,747	47.4%	Donald Trump (R)	3,895	38.9%	1,371	13.7%	10,013	0	-7	0.50%

2020 President, Forest Grove city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,804

55.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,996

40.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

323

2.6%

Other

184

1.5%

TOTAL

12,307

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Forest Grove city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,747

47.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,895

38.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

633

6.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

258

2.6%

Other

480

4.8%

TOTAL

10,013

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest Grove city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	59%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	6,674	55.7%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	4,775	39.8%	538 [+]	4.5%	11,987	1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 280 (2.3%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 244 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.1%);
2018	G	48%	Kate Brown* (D)	4,452	48.3%	Knute Buehler (R)	4,076	44.2%	693 [+]	7.5%	9,221	1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 307 (3.3%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 207 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 179 (1.9%);
2016	S3	53%	Ron Wyden* (D)	5,331	54.7%	Mark Callahan (R)	3,370	34.6%	1,044 [+]	10.7%	9,745	1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Steven Reynolds (I) 369 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 361 (3.7%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 314 (3.2%);
2016	G	51%	Kate Brown* (D)	5,331	56.6%	Bud Pierce (R)	3,370	35.8%	711 [+]	7.6%	9,412	-8	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: James Foster (Libertarian) 311 (3.3%); Cliff Thomason (I) 286 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 114 (1.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,360
Median Value	$438,500

Occupied	9,103	97.3%
Vacant	257	2.7%

Owned	5,666	62.2%
Rented	3,437	37.8%
Median Rent	$1,282

Single-Family Units	5,901	63.0%
Detached	5,508	58.8%
Attached	393	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,843	19.7%
Mobile Homes	613	6.5%

Forest Grove city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest Grove city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Forest Grove city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest Grove city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forest Grove city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest Grove city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest Grove city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest Grove city, OR