Forest Park

Population: 14,000
Median household income: $81,323
Median home value: $293,800

Forest Park is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 14,000 residents. The median household income of $81,323 is in line with the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Forest Park's population held roughly steady from 13,927 to 14,000, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $234,100 to $293,800.

10.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.95 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,000
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,323
Median home value: $293,800
Median gross rent: $1,352
Housing units: 7,777
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,92714,000

Median household income

$62,664$81,323

Median home value

$234,100$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,352

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,927	$62,664	$234,100	$1,079
2020	13,808	$70,670	$245,900	$1,130
2021	14,297	$72,827	$265,100	$1,164
2022	14,165	$78,625	$267,600	$1,271
2023	14,000	$81,323	$293,800	$1,352

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	893	6.4%
5 to 17	1,534	11.0%
18 to 24	707	5.1%
25 to 34	2,079	14.8%
35 to 44	2,786	19.9%
45 to 54	1,390	9.9%
55 to 64	2,164	15.5%
65 to 74	1,650	11.8%
75 and over	797	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,420	53.0%
Black or African American	3,472	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	1,004	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	1.0%
Two or more races	400	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,557	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	495	4.6%
High school graduate	1,889	17.4%
Some college or associate's	3,075	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,975	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,432	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone54.9%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit10.8%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,172	54.9%
Carpooled	546	7.2%
Public transit	822	10.8%
Walked	341	4.5%
Bicycle	57	0.7%
Worked from home	1,446	19.0%
Other means	220	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,157	18.8%
15 to 29 min	1,755	28.5%
30 to 44 min	2,139	34.7%
45 to 59 min	640	10.4%
60+ min	467	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 10.8% (1,483 of 13,710)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,228	45.9%
Nonfamily households	3,807	54.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,035	90.5%
Vacant	742	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,773	53.6%
Renter-occupied	3,262	46.4%

1-unit, detached29.5%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units23.5%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units25.7%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,297	29.5%
1-unit, attached	483	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,824	23.5%
5 to 19 units	1,129	14.5%
20 or more units	1,998	25.7%
Mobile home & other	46	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1726935
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8684, -87.8157

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