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FOREST, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Scott
Elevation: 485 feet
Land Area: 13.0 square miles
Population Density: 459 people per square mile
Races (City): Black (50.9%), White Non-Hispanic (35.7%), Hispanic (12.7%), Other race (5.8%), Two or more races (1.9%), American Indian (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (7.6%), Irish (3.3%), English (2.4%), German (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (42.7 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (164.4 miles , pop. 227,818)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (393.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Lake, MS (3.0 miles ), Morton, MS (3.2 miles ), Conehatta, MS (3.7 miles ), Walnut Grove, MS (4.0 miles ), Sebastopol, MS (4.1 miles ), Lena, MS (4.1 miles) , Polkville, MS (4.2 miles) , Newton, MS (4.3 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Forest: G. V. Montgomery Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 4,160, Local Ops: 2,240)
Forest Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average.
FOREST, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 62.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Forest:
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 43 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, Full-time enrollment: 2,455 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 44 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 52 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 54 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 56 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 60 miles, RAYMOND, MS, FT enrollment: 10,057 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 84 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, FT enrollment: 12,541
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