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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

20,033

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
18.0%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
15.5%
35 - 54:
26.5%
55 - 64:
9.4%
Over 65 Years:
14.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
87.0%
87.0%
26.2%
26.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Forest Park
USA
$32,344
$32,344
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Forest Park
USA
$75,956
$75,956
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Transportation
Retail
Finance
Accommodation
Administration
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Public Service
Other
17.0%
17.0%
15.4%
15.4%
13.9%
13.9%
8.4%
8.4%
8.3%
8.3%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
4.1%
4.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
59.9%
59.9%
21.1%
21.1%
10.8%
10.8%
4.6%
4.6%
3.6%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
African
Italian
Swedish
French
Hungarian
Polish
Other Subsaharan African
Nigerian
Ugandan
Welsh
Jamaican
Scottish
Swiss
European
Norwegian
South African
British
9.0%
9.0%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
African languages
French Creole
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Chinese
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
81.5%
81.5%
8.0%
8.0%
4.8%
4.8%
2.8%
2.8%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Forest Park Residents

16.7%