Park Forest

Population: 20,898
Median household income: $62,305
Median home value: $106,200

Park Forest is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 20,898 residents. The median household income of $62,305 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Park Forest's population declined 3.1% from 21,563 to 20,898, while its median home value rose 44.3% from $73,600 to $106,200.

Owners occupy 64.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,898
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,305
Median home value: $106,200
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 9,015
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,56320,898

Median household income

$53,938$62,305

Median home value

$73,600$106,200

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,563	$53,938	$73,600	$1,211
2020	20,715	$56,393	$73,300	$1,247
2021	21,368	$58,657	$77,600	$1,310
2022	21,042	$58,907	$94,700	$1,370
2023	20,898	$62,305	$106,200	$1,341

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,122	5.4%
5 to 17	4,160	19.9%
18 to 24	1,720	8.2%
25 to 34	3,011	14.4%
35 to 44	2,991	14.3%
45 to 54	2,467	11.8%
55 to 64	2,161	10.3%
65 to 74	2,331	11.2%
75 and over	935	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,870	18.5%
Black or African American	14,525	69.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	100	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	495	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,864	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,226	8.8%
High school graduate	3,525	25.4%
Some college or associate's	5,564	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,106	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,475	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit7.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,057	76.7%
Carpooled	486	5.3%
Public transit	653	7.1%
Walked	54	0.6%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	601	6.5%
Other means	327	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,635	19.0%
15 to 29 min	2,508	29.2%
30 to 44 min	1,773	20.6%
45 to 59 min	1,230	14.3%
60+ min	1,449	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.2% (3,575 of 20,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,990	60.8%
Nonfamily households	3,223	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,213	91.1%
Vacant	802	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,296	64.5%
Renter-occupied	2,917	35.5%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached25.8%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,580	61.9%
1-unit, attached	2,324	25.8%
2 to 4 units	235	2.6%
5 to 19 units	255	2.8%
20 or more units	621	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1757732
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4817, -87.6868

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