CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Park Forest

Illinois · 24,656 residents · 4.96 sq mi

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Park Forest is a city of 24,656 people in Illinois. The poverty rate is 4.9%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $58,400. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 15% more than in Illinois as a whole. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,656

+5%vs 2000

vs 23,462 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,839)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,767)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,019)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,697)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,443)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(4,788)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(4,065)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,475)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,963)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,827)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(695)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,995

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,579 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,756

−31%vs 2000

vs $21,493 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$479

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $689 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.9%(12,412)

Black39%(9,144)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,169)

Asian0.8%(188)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(17,892)

Black24.2%(5,978)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(889)

Asian1.2%(284)

Other2%(502)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9%(1,894)

Central American0.3%(66)

Puerto Rican0.2%(50)

Costa Rican0.1%(31)

Spaniard0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0.1%(18)

Panamanian0%(9)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(24)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Indonesian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

German6.2%(1,310)

Subsaharan African5.8%(1,229)

Irish5.3%(1,119)

English2.6%(545)

American2.2%(460)

Italian2%(432)

Polish1.9%(402)

Nigerian1.5%(319)

Swedish0.9%(198)

French0.5%(111)

Serbian0.5%(109)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(91)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.4%(87)

Scottish0.3%(72)

Dutch0.3%(64)

Hungarian0.2%(50)

British0.2%(47)

Slovak0.2%(40)

Austrian0.2%(38)

Iranian0.2%(38)

Swiss0.2%(36)

Norwegian0.2%(34)

Danish0.2%(32)

West Indian0.1%(31)

Ghanaian0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Czech0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(13)

French Canadian0%(10)

Greek0%(9)

Croatian0%(6)

Haitian0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 25.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.4%(3,858)

Married36%(2,754)

Widowed2.8%(218)

Divorced10.7%(821)

Women 15+

Never married41.4%(3,987)

Married27.3%(2,633)

Widowed9.1%(877)

Divorced22.2%(2,142)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.9%(245)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(140)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(206)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(28)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 745 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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