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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Park Forest | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,156 | 20,994 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -1.1% | — | |
| Median household income | $61,072 | $60,949 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 17.6% | 16.8% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.3% | 24.0% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $115,300 | $167,150 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,365 | $1,007 | 91 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.1% | 6.9% | 55 | ||
| Worked from home | 7.6% | 8.5% | 27 |
Park ForestPeer median
Park ForestPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +2.8% |
| Housing units | — | — | +0.6% |
| Median household income | — | — | +30.6% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +45.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +23.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +10.7% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +303.4% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -1.7% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.4 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 9.9 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 37.0 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.6 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.4 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 20.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport, NY | 96 | 20,610 | -1.7% | $62,410 | 24.6% |
| East Ridge, TN | 92 | 22,070 | +4.0% | $62,247 | 24.2% |
| Loves Park, IL | 91 | 23,502 | — | $61,868 | 25.7% |
| Blue Island, IL | 89 | 21,741 | -7.3% | $59,489 | 20.7% |
| Muscatine, IA | 89 | 23,489 | -1.5% | $58,117 | 21.1% |
| Ashland, OH | 89 | 18,911 | -7.4% | $60,029 | 23.8% |
| Monroe, MI | 88 | 20,320 | -0.7% | $59,813 | 19.9% |
| Martinsburg, WV | 88 | 18,904 | +8.0% | $59,555 | 24.7% |
| Willmar, MN | 88 | 21,378 | — | $62,280 | 25.3% |
| Gautier, MS | 88 | 19,046 | +2.5% | $61,926 | 22.0% |