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Forest Park, Illinois Neighborhood Profile

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The population of Forest Park, Illinois includes 15,688, among them 56.14% white, thirty-one point one eight percent black. Forest Park, Illinois total female population 52.57%, total male population in Forest Park, Illinois is forty-seven point four three percent. In Forest Park, Illinois, 349 units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and 4,212 are occupied by renters. The median age for Forest Park, Illinois is thirty-five point seven years old. In the city of Forest Park, Illinois the total number of households is 7,632, among them there are 3,477 family households. High school students account for 11.43% of students and college students make up 37.07% of Forest Park, Illinois graduates.

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 Forest Park, Illinois United States
Total population15,688 281,421,906
StateIllinois 
CityForest Park 

Forest Park, Illinois Population

 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
Male7,44147.43%49.06%
Female8,24752.57%50.94%
Median age (years)35.7  35.3
18 years and over12,58880.24%74.31%
21 years and over12,19277.72%69.97%
62 years and over2,17313.85%14.66%
65 years and over1,91612.21%12.43%

 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
White8,80856.14%75.14%
Black or African American4,89231.18%12.32%
Asian1,0716.83%3.64%
Some other race4743.02%5.46%
Two or more races4432.82%2.43%

Forest Park, Illinois Housing

 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
Total housing units 7,981 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 3494.37%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 7,63295.63%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 3,42042.85%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 4,21252.78%30.77%
 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20001,707 22.37%19.95%
1995 to 19983,002 39.33%28.9%
1990 to 19941,089 14.27%16.07%
1980 to 1989796 10.43%15.58%
1970 to 1979498 6.53%9.86%
1969 or earlier540 7.08%9.65%
 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
Total households7,632  105,480,101
Family households (families)3,477 45.56%68.06%
Nonfamily households4,155 54.44%31.94%
 Forest Park, Illinois United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000145,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99917716,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99992713,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9994408,075,904
$200,000 to $299,999976,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99903,584,108
$500,000 to $999,99971,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)138,300119,600

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, preschool3319.23% 6.47%
Kindergarten2045.69% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,31336.59% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)41011.43% 21.38%
College or graduate school1,33037.07% 22.81%

Forest Park, Illinois Economy

 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
Population 16 years and over12,774  217,168,077
In labor force9,028 70.67%63.92%
- Civilian labor force9,021 70.62%63.39%
- - Employed8,703 68.13%59.73%
- - Unemployed318 2.49%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.5  5.8
- Armed Forces7 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force3,746 29.33%36.08%
Females 16 years and over6,928 54.24%51.66%
In labor force4,568 35.76%29.72%
- Civilian labor force4,561 35.71%29.65%
- - Employed4,417 34.58%27.92%
Own children under 6 years1,270 9.94%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force668  12,787,501
With earnings6,473 50.67%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)53,046  56,604
With Social Security income1,432 11.21%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,479  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income211 1.65%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,670  6,320
With public assistance income164 1.28%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,844  3,032
With retirement income982 7.69%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,126  17,376
 Forest Park, Illinois %, Forest Park, Illinois United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households7,625  105,539,122
Less than $10,000487 6.39%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999321 4.21%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999973 12.76%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,043 13.68%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,528 20.04%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,821 23.88%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999849 11.13%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999364 4.77%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999116 1.52%2.2%
$200,000 or more123 1.61%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)44,103  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.