Forest Heights vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Forest Heights and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Forest Heights and University Park are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Park has the higher population (2,636 vs 2,619 in Forest Heights). University Park has the higher median household income ($197,589 vs $96,434 in Forest Heights). University Park has the higher median home value ($610,100 vs $346,800 in Forest Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Forest Heights	University Park
Population	2,619	2,636
Median age	39.7 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$96,434	$197,589
Median home value	$346,800	$610,100
Median gross rent	$2,154	$2,406
Housing units	875	1,028
Homeownership rate	90.8%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	78.0%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest Heights	University Park
Population	2,565 → 2,619 (+2.1%)	2,651 → 2,636 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$83,611 → $96,434 (+15.3%)	$159,667 → $197,589 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$219,700 → $346,800 (+57.9%)	$486,500 → $610,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,138 → $2,154 (+0.7%)	$2,420 → $2,406 (-0.6%)

Forest Heights

Population

2,5652,619

Median household income

$83,611$96,434

Median home value

$219,700$346,800

Median gross rent

$2,138$2,154

University Park

Population

2,6512,636

Median household income

$159,667$197,589

Median home value

$486,500$610,100

Median gross rent

$2,420$2,406

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest Heights	University Park
Under 5	3.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	13.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.3%	17.5%
75 and over	8.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest Heights	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	62.4%
Black or African American	48.6%	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest Heights	University Park
No high school diploma	25.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	22.2%	5.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest Heights	University Park
Drove alone	66.6%	41.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	4.8%
Public transit	2.6%	10.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	13.9%	36.5%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest Heights	University Park
1-unit, detached	77.6%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	22.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forest Heights	University Park
Poverty rate	6.1%	2.1%
Average household size	3.19	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1954	1945