Forest Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census, up from 1,249 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Brice Station is not inside the Forest Meadows HOA.
Demographics
Forest Meadows first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,115
|1,155
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,055
|93.15%
|92.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.68%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|18
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|1.50%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.49%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|7
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.58%
|0.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.72%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.25%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|14
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|1.17%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.94%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|43
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99
|3.59%
|4.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.76%
|-
|Total
|1,197
|1,249
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,276
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Forest Meadows had a population of 1,276, and the population density was .
There were 828 housing units at an average density of , of which 563 (68.0%) were occupied and 265 (32.0%) were vacant. Of the occupied units, 456 (81.0%) were owner-occupied and 107 (19.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%.
Politics
In the state legislature, Forest Meadows is in , and . Federally, Forest Meadows is in .