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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Forest Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Forest Park's cultural character, accounting for 18.57% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Forest Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
