ZIP 45843 · Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 45843 (Forest, OH): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest, OH · Hardin County
uszips 2026
People4,184
Median age40.4
Household income$71,541
Home value$170,518
Median rent$920/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+15.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,613
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
32.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,622.
Education (adults 25+)
46.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 6.1%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 57.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- 23.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.