Forest, LA Demographics

A map of Forest's Population by Race

Forest, Louisiana had a population of 304 in 2020. It was 85.2% White, 3.9% Black, 0.0% Asian, 9.5% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American/Other, and 1.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Forest, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is the 400th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Forest's White Population

259 residents of Forest identify as White, or 85.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Forest considerably larger than the White share of the population of Louisiana (55.8% White). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #85 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more White than neighboring Pioneer (35.6% White), Oak Grove (64% White), Epps (56.1% White), and Lake Providence (16.6% White). Forest is less White than neighboring Kilbourne (87.2% White).

Forest's Black Population

12 residents of Forest identify as Black, or 3.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of Forest considerably less than the Black share of the population of Louisiana (31.2% Black). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #405 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Forest is less Black than neighboring Pioneer (45% Black), Oak Grove (28.3% Black), Epps (37.4% Black), Kilbourne (6.6% Black), and Lake Providence (80.4% Black).

Forest's Asian Population

0 residents of Forest identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Louisiana (1.8% Asian). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #330 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Forest is less Asian than neighboring Epps (0.3% Asian), and Lake Providence (0.1% Asian).

Forest's Hispanic Population

29 residents of Forest identify as Hispanic, or 9.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Louisiana (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #52 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more Hispanic than neighboring Oak Grove (4.8% Hispanic), Epps (1.4% Hispanic), Kilbourne (2.3% Hispanic), and Lake Providence (0.8% Hispanic). Forest is less Hispanic than neighboring Pioneer (10.7% Hispanic).

Forest's Native American/Other Population

0 residents of Forest identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Louisiana (1% Native American/Other). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #431 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Forest is less Native American/Other than neighboring Pioneer (3.4% Native American/Other), Oak Grove (0.3% Native American/Other), Epps (0.8% Native American/Other), and Kilbourne (0.3% Native American/Other).

Forest's Multiracial Population

4 residents of Forest identify as Multiracial, or 1.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Louisiana (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Forest is ranked #457 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Forest is less Multiracial than neighboring Pioneer (5.4% Multiracial), Oak Grove (2.6% Multiracial), Epps (3.9% Multiracial), Kilbourne (3.7% Multiracial), and Lake Providence (2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.