Forestville is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,264 people and two associated neighborhoods, Forestville is the 595th largest community in California. Housing costs in Forestville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Forestville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Forestville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forestville who work in management occupations (15.66%), sales jobs (10.73%), and business and financial occupations (9.57%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small town, Forestville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Forestville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.86% of adults in Forestville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Forestville in 2022 was $52,628, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,512 for a family of four. However, Forestville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forestville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Forestville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forestville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forestville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Forestville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
