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Forest Park, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60130, 60546

  • Cook County
  • Within Proviso Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 5 public schools
  • 13,846 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 7,035Households
  • $81,323Median household income
  • $293,800Median home value
  • 5Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Forest Park

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020−8.6%
14k15k16k2000: 15,68820002010: 14,16720102020: 14,339202015,68814,339
Population of Forest Park at each census
CensusPopulation
200015,688
201014,167
202014,339

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Forest Park
Under $50k30.3%
$50k to $100k31.4%
$100k to $150k16.1%
$150k to $200k10%
$200k and over12.2%

Median household income $81,323 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Forest Park
Owner occupied
3,773 units
Renter occupied
3,262 units
Vacancy rate
9.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Forest Park compared with its county and state
Forest Park compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureForest ParkCook CountyIllinois
Population14,0005,185,81212,692,653
Median household income$81,323$81,797$81,702
Median age40.037.838.9
Median home value$293,800$305,200$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.8%41.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents8.5%21.4%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes53.6%57.5%66.8%
Mean commute to work29.1 minutes31.9 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Forest Park5
Public schools in Forest Park, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Betsy Ross Elem SchoolPublicK–2Forest Park SD 91
Field Stevenson Elem SchoolPublic3–5Forest Park SD 91
Garfield Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–2Forest Park SD 91
Forest Park Middle SchoolPublic6–8Forest Park SD 91
Proviso Math and Science AcademyPublic9–12Proviso Twp HSD 209

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Forest Park6
Congressional and state legislative districts for Forest Park
ChamberDistrictShare of Forest Park
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 7 (IL-7)All
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 761%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 834%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 786%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 494%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 396%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Forest Park’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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