Forest Acres is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 10,376 people and four associated neighborhoods, Forest Acres is the 46th largest community in South Carolina.Forest Acres is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Forest Acres is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Acres who work in management occupations (13.93%), teaching (13.53%), and healthcare (12.18%). Also of interest is that Forest Acres has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.28% 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. If knowledge is power, Forest Acres is a pretty powerful place. 63.07% of the adults in Forest Acres have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Forest Acres in 2022 was $52,930, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,720 for a family of four. However, Forest Acres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forest Acres is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest Acres home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest Acres residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forest Acres include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Forest Acres is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
