Forest Park

Population: 19,994
Median household income: $67,201
Median home value: $163,200

Forest Park is a community in Hamilton County, Ohio, home to 19,994 residents. The median household income of $67,201 is below the Hamilton County median ($70,816).

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest Park's population grew 7.2% from 18,657 to 19,994, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $112,400 to $163,200.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,172.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,994
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,201
Median home value: $163,200
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 8,131
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,65719,994

Median household income

$55,694$67,201

Median home value

$112,400$163,200

Median gross rent

$972$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,657	$55,694	$112,400	$972
2020	18,632	$57,394	$122,100	$1,005
2021	19,940	$58,257	$125,400	$1,079
2022	20,005	$63,690	$145,200	$1,156
2023	19,994	$67,201	$163,200	$1,172

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	854	4.3%
5 to 17	3,099	15.5%
18 to 24	1,722	8.6%
25 to 34	3,156	15.8%
35 to 44	2,845	14.2%
45 to 54	2,513	12.6%
55 to 64	2,294	11.5%
65 to 74	2,322	11.6%
75 and over	1,189	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,832	24.2%
Black or African American	10,768	53.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	1,014	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	247	1.2%
Some other race	137	0.7%
Two or more races	803	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,190	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,526	10.7%
High school graduate	4,554	31.8%
Some college or associate's	3,816	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,221	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,202	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,014	74.0%
Carpooled	1,438	13.3%
Public transit	242	2.2%
Walked	142	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	842	7.8%
Other means	156	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,375	23.8%
15 to 29 min	4,742	47.5%
30 to 44 min	2,093	20.9%
45 to 59 min	168	1.7%
60+ min	614	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.9% (2,167 of 19,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,831	60.1%
Nonfamily households	3,212	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,043	98.9%
Vacant	88	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,485	55.8%
Renter-occupied	3,558	44.2%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units21.4%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,211	64.1%
1-unit, attached	41	0.5%
2 to 4 units	508	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1,743	21.4%
20 or more units	628	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3927706
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2862, -84.5260