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    Forest Park, IL
    Demographic Data



    Forest Park Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Forest Park Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    13,846

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.6%
    5 - 17:
    10.7%
    18 - 24:
    6.8%
    25 - 34:
    14.7%
    35 - 54:
    29.6%
    55 - 64:
    13.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    19.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.8%
    4.8%
    94.6%
    94.6%
    51.5%
    51.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Forest Park
    USA
    $54,640
    $54,640
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Forest Park
    USA
    $77,221
    $77,221
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.6%

    Employment Industries

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    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Healthcare
    Accommodation
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Transportation
    Education
    Finance
    Administration
    Wholesale
    Other
    Construction
    Real estate
    Public Service
    Arts
    15.4%
    15.4%
    14.6%
    14.6%
    9.6%
    9.6%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.8%
    6.8%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    51.0%
    51.0%
    24.0%
    24.0%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    Italian
    English
    Polish
    French
    Swedish
    British
    African
    Scots-Irish
    Dutch
    Norwegian
    Finnish
    Danish
    European
    Scottish
    Czech
    Welsh
    Canadian
    French Canadian
    11.7%
    11.7%
    10.0%
    10.0%
    7.9%
    7.9%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Langs. of India
    Polish
    Other Indo-European
    African languages
    German/Yiddish
    Chinese
    Other Asian languages
    Greek
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Urdu
    Slavic languages
    French
    Tagalog
    Korean
    Serbo-Croatian
    Italian
    80.6%
    80.6%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Forest Park Residents

    12.1%

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    Zip Codes in Forest Park, IL