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Forest Park, IL map Population (year 2000): 15,688
Males: 7,441  (47.4%)
Females: 8,247  (52.6%)

Cook County

Median resident age:  35.7 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,000 (it was $44,103 in 2000)
Forest Park  $47,000
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $212,100 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
Forest Park  $212,100
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Forest Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (52.1%)
  • Black (31.2%)
  • Hispanic (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Asian Indian (2.6%)
  • Filipino (2.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Park: 105.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.9%), Irish (14.6%), Italian (8.1%), English (5.9%), Polish (5.3%), United States (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 625 feet

Land area: 2.42 square miles.

Population density: 6481 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in Forest Park

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Park village

  • Never married: 36.0%
  • Now married: 41.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

2,329 residents are foreign born (6.2% Asia, 3.9% Latin America, 3.3% Europe).

This village:  14.8%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Forest Park, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forest Park to the number of sex offenders is 1121 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Forest Park:  1.8% ($2,454)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oak Park, IL (1.7 miles , pop. 52,524).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (9.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: River Forest, IL (1.4 miles ), Oak Park, IL (1.7 miles ), North Riverside, IL (2.2 miles ), Maywood, IL (2.3 miles ), Berwyn, IL (2.6 miles ), Riverside, IL (2.9 miles ), Broadview, IL (3.1 miles ), Elmwood Park, IL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.87 N, Longitude: 87.81 W


People in group quarters in Forest Park
  • 208 people in nursing homes
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (3%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


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Average household size:
This village:  2.0 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  45.6%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.0%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Forest Park compared to Illinois state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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