Forest Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 19,839 people and six associated neighborhoods, Forest Park is the 88th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities, 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 city 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 (14.21%), sales jobs (8.12%), and business and financial occupations (7.45%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Forest Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Forest Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.89% of adults in Forest Park have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Forest Park in 2022 was $33,162, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,648 for a family of four. However, Forest Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forest Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Forest Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forest Park include German, English, Irish, African, and Italian. Forest Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.57%. The most common language spoken in Forest Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
