COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cicero vs Forest Park
PLACE A
Cicero, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Forest Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Cicero and Forest Park are close in size. Forest Park earns more, with a median household income $6,772 higher.
CICEROFOREST PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population5,5815,761−3% vs Forest Park
Population density3,4262,486+940
Population growth10.2%––
Median age44.538.0+6.5
Male46.7%46.7%+0.0 pts
Female53.3%53.3%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.1%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.6%76.0%+19.5 pts
Black1.3%17.2%−15.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.6%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other2.3%2.7%−0.4 pts
Median household income$66,934$73,706−$6,772
Per capita income$49,238$82,255−$33,017
Poverty rate11.5%10.8%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.566−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%65.8%−24.8 pts
Graduate degree10.9%37.8%−26.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%2.9%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation62.8%75.4%−12.7 pts
Median home value$282,100$420,070−$137,970
Median gross rent$737$1,277−$540
Owner-occupied85.5%42.4%+43.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%11.9%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%57.0%+9.7 pts
Average commute25.917.6+8.4
Worked from home18.8%15.7%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.5%5.6%−3.1 pts