Park Forest is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 21,016 people and six associated neighborhoods, Park Forest is the 111th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Park Forest has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.64% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Park Forest is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Park Forest, the average commute to work is 31.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

A lot of people in Park Forest take the train for their daily commute. For the size of the village, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Park Forest, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

The population of Park Forest overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Park Forest, 24.34% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Park Forest in 2022 was $30,021, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,084 for a family of four. However, Park Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Park Forest is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Park Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Park Forest residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Park Forest include German, Irish, African, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Park Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.