State: South Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 20,396 | 
| 2000 Population: | 21,734 | 
| White Population: | 15,778 | 
| Black Population: | 4,685 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 991 | 
| Asian Population: | 334 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 60 | 
| Indian Population: | 35 | 
| Other Population: | 450 | 
| Male Population: | 10,030 | 
| Female Population: | 11,704 | 
| Median Age: | 35.2 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.8 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.4 | 
| Households: | 9,089 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.42 | 
| Average House Value: | $142,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $47,148 | 
| Land Area: | 83.154 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 1.42 sq mi | 
Forest Acres Forest Lake , Ravenwood , Sandwood , Columbia
            Columbia, SC (       4.5 miles)
             State Park, SC (       4.6 miles)
             Cayce, SC (       7.8 miles)
             West Columbia, SC (      10.6 miles)
             Hopkins, SC (      11.5 miles)
             Blythewood, SC (      12.2 miles)
             Elgin, SC (      13.9 miles)
             Eastover, SC (      15.0 miles)
             Gaston, SC (      16.7 miles)
             Irmo, SC (      17.3 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 4,012,012 | 
| White Population: | 2,695,560 | 
| Black Population: | 1,185,216 | 
| Asian Population: | 36,014 | 
| Indian Population: | 13,718 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 1,628 | 
| Other Population: | 39,926 | 
| Male Population: | 1,948,929 | 
| Female Population: | 2,063,083 | 
| Median Age: | 35.40 | 
| Male Median Age: | 34.00 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 1,533,854 | 
| White Households: | 1,089,428 | 
| Black Households: | 407,819 | 
| Asian Households: | 11,020 | 
| Indian Households: | 4,849 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 427 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.53 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.02 |