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Forest Acres, SC
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Forest Acres profile


Living in Forest Acres



Forest Acres is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 10,403 people and four associated neighborhoods, Forest Acres is the 46th largest community in South Carolina.

Also of interest is that Forest Acres has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Forest Acres telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.50% 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.

If knowledge is power, Forest Acres is a pretty powerful place. 60.58% of the adults in Forest Acres have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Forest Acres in 2022 was $44,079, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,316 for a family of four. However, Forest Acres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forest Acres is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest Acres home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest Acres residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forest Acres include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Forest Acres is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.


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