Overview
          120
                  Total Population
                50.4
                  Median age
                38.33%
                  Female population %
                160.9:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                50-54 years
                  Largest age group
                42.9
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                2
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Forest River's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Forest River is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Forest River's population under 18 was 15.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Forest River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Forest River, 10.83% were under the age of 15, 16.67% aged 15 to 29, 53.33% aged 30 to 64, 19.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 28 less females than males in Forest River:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.33% females and 61.67% males in Forest River, ND.
 - The Forest River, ND gender ratio is 160.9:100 i.e. 160.9 men to 100 women (1.609).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 12.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 7.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Forest River's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Forest River population: 94.17% are White and 5.83% are multiracial.
 - Forest River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
 - By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1 (83.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Forest River is White with a population of 113 (94.17% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Forest River's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 153 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Forest River's population decreased by 28 (18.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Forest River's population decreased by 17 (13.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Forest River's population was lowest in year 2020 at 108.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)