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Forest County

9,506Population
3.6 %Change since 2020
73Net migration
4.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
9,506 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.6 %
Net migration
73 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
9,178 (2020)
Births
87 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Deaths
124 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Natural change, 2023
-37
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
67 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
7.7
Postal code
WI
FIPS code
55041

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.56.7
PeriodValue
20254.5 %
20244.0 %
20234.3 %
20224.4 %
20216.3 %
202012.3 %
20194.7 %
20184.6 %
20174.8 %
20165.7 %
20157.3 %
20148.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020249,5069,168
PeriodValue
20249,506
20239,381
20229,344
20219,448
20209,168