| Index | Forest | Mississippi | National |
| Income per capita | $19,488 | $21,651 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $43,382 | $40,528 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $55,236 | $50,403 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $24,351 | $24,844 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $34,819 | $31,665 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $22,000 | $22,259 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 28.5% | 22.3% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 17.1% | 17.1% |
| Manufacturing sector | 23.9% | 23.9% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Public administration | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Education, health & social services | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Other | 22.7% | 22.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Lake, MS | 507 | $49,091 | 11.3% |
| Sebastopol, MS | 325 | $43,438 | 21.5% |
| Polkville, MS | 503 | $43,125 | 22.0% |
| Hillsboro, MS | 1,090 | $31,853 | 42.4% |
| Morton, MS | 3,593 | $30,755 | 44.4% |
| Forest, MS | 5,569 | $43,382 | 21.6% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Rutherford, PA | 5,568 | $68,146 | 23.2% |
| Cariboo G, BC | 5,568 | n/a | |
| Garnet, CA | 5,567 | $52,942 | 4.3% |
| Willard, MO | 5,567 | $70,038 | 26.6% |
| Zapata, TX | 5,567 | $29,079 | 47.4% |
| Forest, MS | 5,569 | $43,382 | 21.6% |
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