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Forest Park, IL
Demographic Data




Forest Park Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Forest Park Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

13,802

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
9.2%
18 - 24:
6.2%
25 - 34:
16.3%
35 - 54:
29.1%
55 - 64:
16.2%
Over 65 Years:
17.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
96.7%
96.7%
52.4%
52.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Forest Park
USA
$54,017
$54,017
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Forest Park
USA
$78,625
$78,625
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Retail
Finance
Transportation
Public Service
Real estate
Administration
Other
Wholesale
Arts
Information Technology
Construction
19.5%
19.5%
15.0%
15.0%
8.9%
8.9%
7.9%
7.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.1%
6.1%
5.8%
5.8%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
54.6%
54.6%
25.3%
25.3%
9.5%
9.5%
6.7%
6.7%
4.0%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
Polish
English
Dutch
French
British
Greek
European
Swedish
Finnish
Norwegian
Czech
Danish
Welsh
Scottish
Canadian
Scots-Irish
African
15.0%
15.0%
13.1%
13.1%
8.6%
8.6%
5.9%
5.9%
5.7%
5.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Polish
Other Indo-European
African languages
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Greek
French
Hungarian
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Urdu
Slavic languages
Korean
Serbo-Croatian
86.7%
86.7%
6.8%
6.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Forest Park Residents

8.9%


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