Forest Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 15,688 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Forest Park is the 147th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some villages, Forest Park isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Forest Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Forest Park is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.92%), sales jobs (9.17%), and healthcare (7.40%).

Also of interest is that Forest Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Forest Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the village.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Forest Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Forest Park Information and Demographics

The citizens of Forest Park are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.28% of adults in Forest Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Forest Park in 2000 was $26,045, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,180 for a family of four.

Forest Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Forest Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Forest Park is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forest Park include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Forest Park is English. Some people also speak Spanish.