CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Park Forest

Pennsylvania · 6,703 residents · 2.49 sq mi

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With 6,703 people, Park Forest is a city in Pennsylvania. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 57% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Median household income runs $45,745, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

61% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,703

−24%vs 2000

vs 8,830 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.6

+10%vs 2000

vs 29.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(485)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(537)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(431)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(417)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.8%(659)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,116)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(1,040)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.6%(1,045)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(604)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,745

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,589 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,084

−18%vs 2000

vs $24,425 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $151,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$459

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $607 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

+12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.0% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.2%(7,343)

Black2.9%(255)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(230)

Asian9.1%(805)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(6,132)

Black2.6%(172)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(99)

Asian5.4%(359)

Other0.6%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(235)

South American0.9%(78)

Central American0.7%(64)

Costa Rican0.6%(50)

Colombian0.4%(33)

Argentine0.4%(32)

Guatemalan0.2%(14)

Venezuelan0.2%(13)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese7.3%(629)

Asian Indian1.4%(121)

Uzbek1.3%(113)

Korean0.8%(67)

Pakistani0.3%(30)

Filipino0.3%(28)

Malaysian0.3%(24)

Taiwanese0.2%(18)

Vietnamese0.2%(16)

Thai0.2%(13)

Hmong0.1%(8)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German20.6%(1,777)

English12.8%(1,104)

Irish11.4%(981)

Italian10.5%(909)

American4.1%(357)

Polish3.4%(296)

Scottish2.9%(249)

Ukrainian2.5%(214)

Swedish2%(171)

Subsaharan African1.8%(153)

Arab1.4%(123)

Nigerian1.3%(115)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak1.3%(108)

Hungarian1.1%(98)

Dutch1.1%(96)

Czech1%(85)

French0.9%(75)

Lithuanian0.8%(66)

Russian0.8%(66)

Iranian0.6%(55)

Croatian0.6%(51)

Israeli0.6%(50)

Norwegian0.6%(50)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(47)

West Indian0.4%(34)

Jamaican0.4%(34)

Greek0.4%(32)

Belgian0.3%(25)

Finnish0.3%(25)

British0.3%(24)

Portuguese0.3%(23)

Lebanese0.2%(21)

Slovene0.2%(19)

Kenyan0.2%(17)

Romanian0.2%(13)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Latvian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

61.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

32.2%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 9.9 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 married47.2%(1,842)

Married45.9%(1,791)

Widowed0.5%(18)

Divorced6.4%(251)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(968)

Married55%(2,016)

Widowed2.9%(106)

Divorced15.6%(573)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.8%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 86.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% 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)16.2%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(51)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(130)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 357 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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