Forest Park

Population: 19,619
Median household income: $42,286
Median home value: $119,000

Forest Park is a community in Clayton County, Georgia, home to 19,619 residents. At $42,286, its median household income sits below Clayton County's $58,507.

From 2019 to 2023, Forest Park's population held roughly steady from 19,723 to 19,619, while its median home value rose 77.3% from $67,100 to $119,000.

71.5% of workers drive to work alone. 61.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,619
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,286
Median home value: $119,000
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 7,801
Homeownership rate: 38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,72319,619

Median household income

$36,792$42,286

Median home value

$67,100$119,000

Median gross rent

$866$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,723	$36,792	$67,100	$866
2020	19,884	$35,585	$76,800	$863
2021	19,856	$37,370	$82,400	$900
2022	19,619	$41,837	$95,900	$1,042
2023	19,619	$42,286	$119,000	$1,101

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	945	4.8%
5 to 17	4,453	22.7%
18 to 24	1,884	9.6%
25 to 34	3,221	16.4%
35 to 44	2,637	13.4%
45 to 54	1,870	9.5%
55 to 64	2,098	10.7%
65 to 74	1,462	7.5%
75 and over	1,049	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,487	12.7%
Black or African American	9,909	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	1,571	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	322	1.6%
Two or more races	541	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,768	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,963	24.0%
High school graduate	4,543	36.8%
Some college or associate's	3,337	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,251	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	243	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit5.8%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,732	71.5%
Carpooled	1,102	13.7%
Public transit	461	5.8%
Walked	248	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	428	5.3%
Other means	45	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,331	17.5%
15 to 29 min	3,319	43.7%
30 to 44 min	1,524	20.1%
45 to 59 min	665	8.8%
60+ min	749	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 16.2% (3,045 of 18,803)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,016	55.7%
Nonfamily households	3,197	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,213	92.5%
Vacant	588	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,774	38.5%
Renter-occupied	4,439	61.5%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units22.4%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,832	61.9%
1-unit, attached	150	1.9%
2 to 4 units	438	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,751	22.4%
20 or more units	540	6.9%
Mobile home & other	90	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1330536
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 33.6205, -84.3582