Forest Lake, Pennsylvania Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 89, Forest Lake's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

Forest Lake is a small community located in Pennsylvania. The total population is 89. It ranks as the 1898th most populous out of 1,991 Census-designated places in Pennsylvania.

Age Demographics

The median age in Forest Lake is 58.1 years. This is 42% higher than the state median of 40.9 years. Only 14.6% of residents are under 18, indicating fewer families with children.

Economy, Income & Housing

The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in Forest Lake. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The unemployment rate is 1.8%. This is 65% lower than the state rate of 5.3%. The median home value is $247,700. Housing costs are 3% lower than the state median of $254,500. 96.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied. This homeownership rate is 39% higher than the state average of 69.3%.

Race & Ethnicity

Forest Lake has a predominantly White (non-Hispanic) population, comprising 95.5% of all residents.

Education

42.7% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is 21% higher than the state rate of 35.2%. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. No surveyed resident aged 25 or older reported leaving school before earning a high school diploma, though a rate of exactly 100% reflects the limits of a small sample.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for Forest Lake, Pennsylvania is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Pennsylvania state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 1,991 Census-designated places in Pennsylvania. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.