Forest Park

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  2. Forest Park Statistics
  3. Forest Park Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Forest Park Employment Information
  5. Forest Park Family Information
  6. Forest Park Education Information
  7. Forest Park Public Benefits Information
  8. Forest Park Criminal Information
  9. Forest Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Forest Park Zip Codes


Forest Park Legal Resources Back to top

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Forest Park Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 72,802
  • Land Area (2000): 99.235 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.417 square kilometers
Forest Park Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 17,324 2002 22,426 2005 892
2000 18,398 2003 21,625 2006 887
2001 21,964 2004 21,601 2007 22,174

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Houses (2000): 25,851
Forest Park Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 72,563 99.73%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 200 0.27%

Forest Park Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Forest Park Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 3,628 20.40%
2. Truck Transportation 1,167 6.56%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,055 5.93%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 991 5.57%
5. Public Administration 888 4.99%
6. Air Transportation 541 3.04%
7. Repair and Maintenance 508 2.86%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 487 2.74%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 430 2.42%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 429 2.41%
11. Other Transportation 422 2.37%
12. Metal Manufactuing 413 2.32%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 400 2.25%
14. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 342 1.92%
15. Educational Services 341 1.92%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 303 1.70%
17. Finance and Insurance 300 1.69%
18. Department and Other General Stores 299 1.68%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 290 1.63%
20. Health Care 284 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,887 11.82%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 1,571 9.84%
3. Educational Services 1,367 8.56%
4. Public Administration 1,058 6.62%
5. Finance and Insurance 994 6.22%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 765 4.79%
7. Department and Other General Stores 602 3.77%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 553 3.46%
9. Social Assistance 522 3.27%
10. Air Transportation 510 3.19%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 480 3.01%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 401 2.51%
13. Other Transportation 367 2.30%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 356 2.23%
15. Truck Transportation 272 1.70%
16. Construction 250 1.57%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 248 1.55%
18. Food Manufacturing 243 1.52%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 206 1.29%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 175 1.10%

Forest Park Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,359 7.64%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,190 6.69%
3. Other Production Occupations 932 5.24%
4. Other Construction Trades 894 5.03%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 855 4.81%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 818 4.60%
7. Carpenters 788 4.43%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 736 4.14%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 712 4.00%
10. Construction Laborers 693 3.90%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 553 3.11%
12. Other Office and Admin Support 537 3.02%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 424 2.38%
14. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 414 2.33%
15. Other Management Occupations 369 2.07%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 357 2.01%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 336 1.89%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 311 1.75%
19. Customer Service Representatives 303 1.70%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 278 1.56%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 1,266 7.93%
2. Secretaries and Admins 770 4.82%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 739 4.63%
4. Cashiers 687 4.30%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 627 3.93%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 599 3.75%
7. Customer Service Representatives 596 3.73%
8. Other Production Occupations 589 3.69%
9. Other Management Occupations 582 3.64%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 541 3.39%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 472 2.96%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 464 2.91%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 443 2.77%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 435 2.72%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 410 2.57%
16. Business Operations Specialists 379 2.37%
17. Registered Nurses 360 2.25%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 354 2.22%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 337 2.11%
20. Accountants and Auditors 312 1.95%

Forest Park Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 34,161 64.03%
15-35 hours 4,437 8.32%
1-14 hours 1,157 2.17%
No regular hours 13,599 25.49%

Forest Park Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,354 4.09%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,080 3.26%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,531 4.63%
6 AM-6:29 AM 4,001 12.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,385 13.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,030 15.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 4,106 12.41%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,590 7.83%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,199 3.62%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,568 4.74%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 618 1.87%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 404 1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,378 7.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,835 8.57%

Forest Park Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 472 1.43%
5-9 2,170 6.56%
10-14 4,041 12.22%
15-19 5,477 16.56%
20-24 4,878 14.75%
25-29 1,869 5.65%
30-34 5,569 16.84%
35-39 1,054 3.19%
40-44 1,498 4.53%
45-59 3,165 9.57%
60-89 1,929 5.83%
At least 90 957 2.89%

Forest Park Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 95 0.29% 18,812 56.87%
30-44 104 0.31% 8,017 24.24%
45-59 56 0.17% 3,109 9.40%
At least 60 196 0.59% 2,690 8.13%

Forest Park Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 76 0.23%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 7,765 23.16%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 23,536 70.21%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 111 0.33%
Color 4 Box Other 283 0.84%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 451 1.35%
Color 6 Box Walked 857 2.56%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 445 1.33%

Forest Park Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 24,647 (71,355 people)
Families (2000): 17,846 (59,969 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 5,524
People at same address in 1995: 26,808
Forest Park Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,869 7.58%
$10,000-$14,999 1,239 5.03%
$15,000-$19,999 1,698 6.89%
$20,000-$24,999 2,110 8.56%
$25,000-$29,999 1,824 7.40%
$30,000-$34,999 1,881 7.63%
$35,000-$39,999 1,866 7.57%
$40,000-$44,999 1,792 7.27%
$45,000-$49,999 1,589 6.45%
$50,000-$59,999 2,522 10.23%
$60,000-$74,999 2,834 11.50%
$75,000-$99,999 2,126 8.63%
$100,000-$124,999 718 2.91%
$125,000-$149,999 215 0.87%
$150,000-$199,999 154 0.62%
$200,000 or more 210 0.85%

Forest Park Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 5,280 21.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,570 22.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,100 4.50%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,420 18.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 205 0.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,795 15.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 106 0.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 2,109 8.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 71 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 933 3.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 39 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 797 3.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 19 0.08%

Forest Park Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 21,611 34.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,501 7.22%
Public Assistance 821 1.32%
Retirement 3,655 5.86%
Self Employment 1,985 3.18%
Social Security 4,504 7.22%
Supplemental Security 1,019 1.63%
Wage / Salary 21,199 33.99%
Other 3,082 4.94%

Forest Park Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 5,304 47.49%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 5,864 52.51%

Forest Park Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,592 9.69%
Color 1 Box Married 14,221 53.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 9,458 35.37%
Color 3 Box Widowed 468 1.75%

Forest Park Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,964 14.33%
Color 1 Box Married 13,754 49.73%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,751 28.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,186 7.90%

Forest Park Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Education Information Back to top
Forest Park Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,012 9.74%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 9,675 18.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 17,516 34.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 11,724 22.79%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,312 4.49%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,072 7.91%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,141 2.22%

Forest Park Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1,198 1.65% 528 0.73% 1,726 2.37%
Kindergarten 1,354 1.86% 129 0.18% 1,483 2.04%
Grades 1-4 4,958 6.81% 263 0.36% 5,221 7.17%
Grades 5-8 4,419 6.07% 115 0.16% 4,534 6.23%
Grades 9-12 3,740 5.14% 251 0.34% 3,991 5.48%
Undergrad college 2,148 2.95% 515 0.71% 2,663 3.66%
Graduate or professional school 224 0.31% 179 0.25% 403 0.55%
Total 18,041 24.78% 1,980 2.72% 20,021 27.50%

Forest Park Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Public Benefits Information Back to top
Forest Park Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 62,922 88.36%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 8,290 11.64%

Forest Park Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 225
Forest Park Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 6.465 0.462 0.115 5.541 12.584 0.000 20.145 73.770 12.815 106.731
2000 5.979 0.380 0.326 6.088 12.773 0.000 19.404 70.334 13.915 103.653
2001 3.870 0.091 0.046 5.873 9.880 0.000 16.117 46.713 10.426 73.256
2002 2.096 0.491 0.089 3.835 6.510 0.401 16.365 47.579 10.345 74.690
2003 3.376 0.416 0.046 5.225 9.064 0.000 12.439 56.555 10.451 79.445
2004 2.685 0.370 0.000 5.185 8.240 0.000 12.823 53.794 19.906 86.524
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.211 38.117 2.242 51.570
2006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.764 9.019 3.382 19.166
2007 2.571 0.271 0.135 5.367 8.343 0.000 12.176 40.949 7.712 60.837

Forest Park Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 3
2005 22 64
2006 1 3
2007 10 62

Forest Park Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 2,067
2000 2,142
2001 1,826
2002 1,821

Forest Park Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Forest Park Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 12,714 17.46%
10-19 Years 11,048 15.18%
20-29 Years 13,421 18.43%
30-39 Years 12,976 17.82%
40-49 Years 9,429 12.95%
50-59 Years 6,157 8.46%
60-69 Years 3,709 5.09%
70-79 Years 2,366 3.25%
80-89 Years 850 1.17%
90+ Years 132 0.18%

Forest Park Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 36,178 49.69%
Color 1 Box Female 36,624 50.31%

Forest Park Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 31,851 43.75%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 26,256 36.06%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 9,286 12.76%
Color 2 Box Asian 3,999 5.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,057 1.45%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 162 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 160 0.22%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 31 0.04%

Forest Park Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 6,323 27.15%
2. Irish 3,567 15.32%
3. German 2,992 12.85%
4. English 2,902 12.46%
5. African 971 4.17%
6. Italian 950 4.08%
7. Scotch Irish 688 2.95%
8. Scottish 669 2.87%
9. French Non-Basque 545 2.34%
10. Dutch 429 1.84%

Forest Park Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 53,060 79.72%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 8,125 12.21%
3. Vietnamese 2,295 3.45%
4. Laotian 512 0.77%
5. African 504 0.76%
6. French 428 0.64%
7. German 322 0.48%
8. Urdu 244 0.37%
9. Chinese 144 0.22%
10. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 131 0.20%

Forest Park Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 61,482 84.50%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,599 3.57%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 8,682 11.93%

Forest Park Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Forest Park Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Forest Park Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
30297 30298