Forest Grove.
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7 tracts·11K people·$480K median·1,860/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 31 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Other 27 · Living alone 25
Health 41 · Manufacturing 28 · Retail 11 · Leisure 10 · Professional 7 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 19 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 9 · Walk 6 · Transit 5 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Forest Grove is $479,600 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Forest Grove has 26,529 residents across 2 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.0; the population is 58.7% White, 31.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Asian, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Black and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 31.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.4% (Census ACS).
Forest Grove Community School (43%), Harvey Clarke Elementary School (43%) and Fern Hill Elementary School (20%) lead the elementary schools; Neil Armstrong Middle School (24%) and Tom McCall Upper Elementary (23%) lead the middle schools; Forest Grove High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,460/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forest Grove is $87,933 a year, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Forest Grove, median rent is $1,460/month and the median home value is $479,600 (Census ACS).
Forest Grove reported 4.3 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forest Grove are earthquake (99), volcanic activity (94) and heat wave (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.48g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forest Grove, 5.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).