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Forest Park, Illinois QuickFacts

	Forest Park, Illinois	United States
Total population	15,688	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	forest park

Forest Park, Illinois Population

	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
Male	7,441	47.43%	49.06%
Female	8,247	52.57%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.7		35.3

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	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	12,588	80.24%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,192	77.72%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,173	13.85%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,916	12.21%	12.43%

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	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
White	8,808	56.14%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,892	31.18%	12.32%
Asian	1,071	6.83%	3.64%
Some other race	474	3.02%	5.46%
Two or more races	443	2.82%	2.43%

Forest Park, Illinois Housing

	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
Total households	7,632		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,477	45.56%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,155	54.44%	31.94%

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	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	7,981		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	349	4.37%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,632	95.63%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,420	42.85%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,212	52.78%	30.77%

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	Forest Park, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	14	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	177	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	927	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	440	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	97	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	7	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	138,300	119,600

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	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,707	22.37%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,002	39.33%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,089	14.27%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	796	10.43%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	498	6.53%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	540	7.08%	9.65%

Forest Park, Illinois Education

	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,588		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	331	9.23%	6.47%
Kindergarten	204	5.69%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,313	36.59%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	410	11.43%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,330	37.07%	22.81%

Forest Park, Illinois Economy

	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	12,774		217,168,077
In labor force	9,028	70.67%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,021	70.62%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,703	68.13%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	318	2.49%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,746	29.33%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,928	54.24%	51.66%
In labor force	4,568	35.76%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,561	35.71%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,417	34.58%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,270	9.94%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	668		12,787,501

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	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,625		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	487	6.39%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	321	4.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	973	12.76%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,043	13.68%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,528	20.04%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,821	23.88%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	849	11.13%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	364	4.77%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	1.52%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	123	1.61%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	44,103		41,994

	Forest Park, Illinois	%, Forest Park, Illinois	United States
With earnings	6,473	50.67%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,046		56,604
With Social Security income	1,432	11.21%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,479		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	211	1.65%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,670		6,320
With public assistance income	164	1.28%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,844		3,032
With retirement income	982	7.69%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,126		17,376

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