Forestville is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,264 people and two associated neighborhoods, Forestville is the 595th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Forestville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in Forestville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Forestville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Forestville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Forestville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Forestville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Forestville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Forestville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.61% of adults in Forestville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Forestville in 2022 was $51,717, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,868 for a family of four. However, Forestville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forestville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Forestville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forestville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Forestville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forestville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Forestville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.