What percentage of people rent in Forest, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Forest, MS, 2020–2024
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49.2% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Forest, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 827 renting households against 855 that own their home.

In Forest, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 49.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.2% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 827 (±188)

Who rents and who owns in Forest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest	Scott County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.2% (±8.4 points)	28.7% (±3.9 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	827 (±188)	2,777 (±377)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	855 (±200)	6,909 (±499)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.7)	3.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.8)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$30,259 (±$9,753)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,989 (±$28,792)	$57,699 (±$6,261)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Forest, the renter share is higher than in Scott County (28.7%).

It is also higher than in Mississippi (30.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Scott County, Forest ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 56 of 335.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Forest has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	46.7% (±10.0 points)	49.2% (±8.4 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$707 (±$149)	$900 (±$232)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,165 (±$7,642)	$49,724 (±$3,897)	+83.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Forest	—	49.2% (±8.4 points)	—
Lake	9.7 mi	48.1% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morton	11 mi	48.8% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Conehatta	14 mi	14.9% (±22.2 points)	Lower
Walnut Grove	16 mi	76.0% (±13.7 points)	Higher
Sebastopol	17 mi	39.3% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Polkville	17 mi	13.2% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Lena	18 mi	6.7% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Newton	19 mi	39.8% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conehatta, MS (14.9%), Polkville, MS (13.2%), Lena, MS (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Walnut Grove, MS (76.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Scott County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Forest	49.2% (±8.4 points)
2	Morton	48.8% (±14.2 points)
3	Lake	48.1% (±16.2 points)
4	Sebastopol	39.3% (±21.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Forest

How many renters are there in Forest?

Forest has an estimated 827 (±188) renting households, 49.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Forest?

In Forest, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 49.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Forest?

A renting household in Forest has 2.9 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Forest city, Mississippi (place:25340, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.