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FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS QUICK STATSCounty: St. Francis
Elevation: 252 feet
Land Area: 16.3 square miles
Population Density: 817 people per square mile
Population: 13,281
Races (City): Black (60.9%), White Non-Hispanic (29.6%), Hispanic (8.3%), Two or more races (2.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (4.3%), German (3.2%), English (3.0%), Irish (3.0%), French (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (46.9 miles , pop. 650,100)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (376.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Madison, AR (1.9 miles ), Caldwell, AR (2.1 miles ), Widener, AR (2.5 miles ), Palestine, AR (2.7 miles ), Haynes, AR (2.9 miles ), Colt, AR (2.9 miles ), Wynne, AR (3.9 miles ), Marianna, AR (4.0 miles )
Forrest City Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage significantly above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 65.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.10%
Colleges/Universities in Forrest City:
EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 864, Location: 1700 NEWCASTLE RD, Public, Website: WWW.EACC.CC.AR.US CROWLEYS RIDGE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 110, Location: 1620 Newcastle Road, Public, Website: WWW.CRTI.TEC.AR.US)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Forrest City:
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS about 49 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, Full-time enrollment: 15,831 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS about 49 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER about 49 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 2,019 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS about 55 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 56 miles, SENATOBIA, MS, FT enrollment: 3,842 HARDING UNIVERSITY about 56 miles, SEARCY, AR, FT enrollment: 3,959 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 58 miles, STATE UNIVERSITY, AR, FT enrollment: 8,696
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