Demographics of Forest Park city, Ohio

Forest Park city, Ohio had 20,041 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −123 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Forest Park city, in four figures

20,041
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,025 ±30.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −123 people.; 36.1 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,956 ±$7,172
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Forest Park city, Ohio's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forest Park city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Forest Park city, Ohio's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forest Park city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,164	100.0	100.0
2021	20,028	99.3	100.2
2022	19,900	98.7	100.7
2023	19,933	98.9	101.6
2024	20,045	99.4	102.5
2025	20,041	99.4	103.1

Population of Forest Park city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,164	—
2021	20,028	−136
2022	19,900	−128
2023	19,933	+33
2024	20,045	+112
2025	20,041	−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±3.6: for men 34.8 ±3.3 and for women 36.9 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forest Park city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,137 ±378	5.7% ±1.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,609 ±601	18.0% ±3.0	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,980 ±479	9.9% ±2.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,017 ±781	30.0% ±3.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,294 ±655	21.4% ±3.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,988 ±456	14.9% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,956 ±$7,172, and income per person $32,344 ±$2,659, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Forest Park city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	815 ±247	10.9% ±3.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,514 ±418	20.2% ±5.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,319 ±343	17.6% ±4.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,483 ±321	19.8% ±4.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,582 ±373	21.1% ±4.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	523 ±207	7.0% ±2.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	122 to 382	1.6% to 5.1%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Forest Park city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,112 ±675	10.6% ±3.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	296 to 934	6.5% to 19.5%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,170 ±432	10.3% ±3.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	153 to 501	4.2% to 12.9%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forest Park city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forest Park city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	7,641 ±429	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±1.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.0%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.8% ±4.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.2% ±6.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$190,400 ±$16,286	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,306 ±$98	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Forest Park city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,167 ±865	10.8% ±4.3	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,219 ±822	21.1% ±4.1	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,996 ±980	59.9% ±4.9	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	323 to 1,121	1.6% to 5.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 291	0% to 1.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	810 ±369	4.0% ±1.8	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Forest Park city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	11,822 ±964	59.0% ±4.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,204 ±749	21.0% ±3.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	127 to 1,199	0.6% to 6.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,336 ±765	16.7% ±3.8	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,359 ±462	6.8% ±2.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,977 ±630	9.9% ±3.1	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Forest Park city among the places of Ohio

86th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Forest Park city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Alliance city	21,478 ±42
Piqua city	20,646 ±20
Parma Heights city	20,581 ±25
Painesville city	20,548 ±36
Sidney city	20,501 ±439
Forest Park city	20,025 ±30
Mayfield Heights city	20,022 ±30
Whitehall city	20,019 ±47
Springboro city	19,980 ±561
Miamisburg city	19,948 ±49
Oregon city	19,799 ±46

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 27 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 60 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 77 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 89 Places in Ohio by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026