Population 3,062 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Forest Park
Household size in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.29 | 3.13 | 2.73 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.42 | 3.25 | 2.87 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.14 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.93 | 3.44 | 2.78 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.36 | +0.31 | +0.05 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Forest Park is a place of big households: 2.93 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Locally, though, the typical household here is smaller than in Pine Hills overall, where it has 3.44 people. Household size has dropped from 3.29 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.5 | 30.6 | 36.4 | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 29.6 | 33.2 | 37.4 | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.6 | 32.3 | 38.4 | 43.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.0 | 35.0 | 39.4 | 43.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.5 | +4.4 | +3.0 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
Forest Park is young: half of its residents are under 36.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children. The picture is much the same across Pine Hills.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.4% | 23.7% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.5% | 21.8% | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 24.6% | 12.0% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 21.9% | 23.2% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −11.5 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head more than one in five households in Forest Park (21.9%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Locally, though, single parents are less common here than in Pine Hills as a whole (23.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Forest Park
Renters in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 54.3% | 40.7% | 34.2% | 30.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 56.4% | 45.3% | 37.9% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 54.0% | 48.3% | 39.1% | 34.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 69.4% | 45.6% | 36.9% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +15.2 pts | +4.9 pts | +2.8 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Forest Park: 69.4% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Nearly a third of owners (32.1%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.9% | 11.7% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.7% | 14.0% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 6.3% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.0% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −13.9 pts | −5.0 pts | −5.3 pts | −4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Forest Park than nationally: 6.0%, against 9.6% for the U.S. Pine Hills as a whole looks much the same.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1979 | 1989 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1972 | 1978 | 1990 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1979 | 1991 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1980 | 1995 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +1 | +6 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Forest Park are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $936 | $1,054 | $1,130 | $1,092 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $982 | $1,004 | $1,149 | $1,123 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $972 | $1,088 | $1,336 | $1,323 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,313 | $1,623 | $1,890 | $1,816 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$377 | +$569 | +$759 | +$724 | +$606 |
Rent in Forest Park runs $1,313 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 37.6% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Forest Park
Bachelor's degrees in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 14.4% | 28.5% | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 28.9% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 14.2% | 32.7% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.9% | 13.7% | 37.4% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −0.7 pts | +8.9 pts | +8.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Forest Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 5.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.4% | 77.5% | 87.6% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 65.2% | 76.3% | 87.9% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.2% | 78.6% | 89.6% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 76.4% | 78.8% | 91.3% | 90.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | +1.3 pts | +3.7 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly a quarter of adults in Forest Park never finished high school, well above the national share: only 76.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Forest Park
| Period | Forest Park | Pine Hills | Orlando area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 13.6% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 15.5% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 9.1% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.0% | 12.6% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −3.5 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Forest Park: 13.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of Pine Hills. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Forest Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park | 2.93 | 36.0 | 21.9% | 69.4% | 6.0% | 1979 | $1,313 | 5.9% | 76.4% | 13.0% |
| Rosemont North | 3.40 | 30.3 | 34.9% | 58.1% | 8.0% | 1988 | $1,687 | 11.8% | 80.6% | 4.4% |
| Mercy Drive | 2.55 | 32.0 | 30.8% | 81.1% | 11.3% | 1990 | $1,137 | 5.7% | 76.6% | 13.3% |
| Rosemont | 2.40 | 32.5 | 24.6% | 72.6% | 11.2% | 1989 | $1,538 | 18.8% | 87.4% | 7.7% |
| Westland Terrace | 3.07 | 30.2 | 20.9% | 86.4% | 2.8% | 1991 | $1,303 | 20.6% | 88.0% | 8.8% |
| Fairview Shores | 2.54 | 40.6 | 12.2% | 55.0% | 10.8% | 1970 | $1,295 | 26.5% | 81.4% | 6.2% |
| College Park | 2.25 | 42.2 | 4.2% | 29.3% | 11.8% | 1961 | $1,643 | 66.2% | 97.5% | 1.4% |
| Kirkman North | 3.30 | 29.4 | 22.0% | 89.0% | 20.6% | 1992 | $1,703 | 28.3% | 88.6% | 9.7% |
| Richmond Heights-Orlando | 3.16 | 40.9 | 12.4% | 31.9% | 20.6% | 1968 | $1,622 | 13.5% | 75.9% | 12.5% |
| Metro West | 2.59 | 35.1 | 14.3% | 67.7% | 10.5% | 1998 | $1,779 | 41.1% | 94.9% | 7.1% |
| North Orange | 2.06 | 36.0 | 4.4% | 51.8% | 8.3% | 1974 | $1,930 | 58.8% | 97.7% | 4.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Forest Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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