Forest Acres.
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South Carolina·Richland County
8 tracts·16K people·$279K median·3,450/mi²
White 79 · Black 13 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Living alone 41 · Married couple 38 · Other 20
Professional 24 · Health 24 · Public admin 19 · Retail 13 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 61 · Sales · office 19 · Service 10 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 78 · Work from home 14 · Carpool 12 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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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 Acres is $279,300 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Forest Acres has 10,530 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 78.8% White, 12.8% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 62.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.2% (Census ACS).
Brockman Elementary (81%), Satchel Ford Elementary (75%) and Forest Lake Elementary (53%) lead the elementary schools; Crayton Middle (58%) and Dent Middle (38%) lead the middle schools; A. C. Flora High is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,263/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forest Acres is $78,306 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Forest Acres, median rent is $1,263/month and the median home value is $279,300 (Census ACS).
Forest Acres reported 4.3 violent crimes and 31.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forest Acres are ice storm (83), earthquake (61) and landslide (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forest Acres, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).