Forest County vs. Venango County

	Forest County (PA)	Venango County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,279	51,266
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,710	54,992
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,716	54,984
Persons under 5 years, percent	2.1%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	10.7%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.6%	22.4%
Female persons, percent	31.5%	50.6%
White alone, percent	77.5%	96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.8%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.0%	95.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	607	4,570
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,717	27,607
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.9%	75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,500	$85,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$784	$952
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$360	$393
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$571	$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.7%	11.8%
Households, 2014-2018	1,631	21,915
Persons per household, 2014-2018	1.99	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.1%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.4%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.6%	56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7%	52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,460	55,043
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	35,930	226,599
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,845	636,855
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,241	$11,735
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	22.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,383	$47,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,360	$25,837
Persons in poverty, percent	24.0%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	1,168
Total employment, 2017	941	14,835
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,149	527,155
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-14.4%	-4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	274	2,839
All firms, 2012	220	3,590
Men-owned firms, 2012	120	2,022
Women-owned firms, 2012	74	1,080
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	201	3,249
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25	406
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	180	2,842
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.1	81.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	427.19	674.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Forest county (PA) and Venango county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.