2020 census As of the
2020 census, Three Forks had a population of 1,989. The median age was 37.9 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.4 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 822 households in Three Forks, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.1% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,869 people, 785 households, and 524 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 850 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.1%
White, 0.2%
African American, 0.4%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, and 0.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 785 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.
2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,728 people, 686 households, and 469 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 726 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White, 1.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.23%
Pacific Islander, 0.35% from
other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population. There were 686 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were
married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,212, and the median income for a family was $39,938. Males had a median income of $30,086 versus $19,196 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,362. About 5.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==