Green Forest is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,198 people and two associated neighborhoods, Green Forest is the 122nd largest community in Arkansas.When you are in Green Forest, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 58.06% of Green Forest’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Green Forest is a city of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green Forest who work in office and administrative support (7.78%), teaching (5.95%), and food service (5.63%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.75 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Green Forest doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Green Forest with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Green Forest in 2022 was $22,314, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,256 for a family of four. However, Green Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Green Forest is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Green Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Green Forest, accounting for 55.70% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Green Forest residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Green Forest include Irish, German, English, French, and Norwegian. In addition, Green Forest has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.55%). The most common language spoken in Green Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
