Forest Park, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,293 (All urban)

Forest Park, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,187 (6,790 occupied: 3,737 owner occupied, 3,053 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	33%

Housing density: 767 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $74,100

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $510

Median gross rent in Forest Park, GA in 2000: $621

Housing units in Forest Park with a mortgage: 2,516 (166 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,088

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,214

In family households: 17,532 (3,013 male householders, 1,857 female householders)
2,916 spouses, 6,261 children (5,736 natural, 139 adopted, 386 stepchildren), 615 grandchildren, 741 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 945 other relatives, 927 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,682 (1,009 male householders (765 living alone)), 980 female householders (814 living alone)), 693 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,079 (228 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,492 2-persons, 1,177 3-persons, 984 4-persons, 672 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 210 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,579 1-person, 299 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

2,715 married couples with children.
2,163 single-parent households (346 men, 1,817 women).

73.7% of residents of Forest Park speak English at home.
18.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 4,555 (21.4%)
(20.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Park, Georgia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 224
4 rooms: 344
5 rooms: 1,228
6 rooms: 1,112
7 rooms: 453
8 rooms: 192
9 or more rooms: 163

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Park, Georgia:

1 room: 42
2 rooms: 342
3 rooms: 391
4 rooms: 1,142
5 rooms: 561
6 rooms: 376
7 rooms: 113
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 77
1990 to 1994: 144
1980 to 1989: 595
1970 to 1979: 1,253
1960 to 1969: 2,323
1950 to 1959: 2,046
1940 to 1949: 542
1939 or earlier: 196

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Park:

no bedroom: 53
1 bedroom: 69
2 bedrooms: 1,095
3 bedrooms: 2,078
4 bedrooms: 353
5 or more bedrooms: 89

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Park:

no bedroom: 124
1 bedroom: 539
2 bedrooms: 1,579
3 bedrooms: 689
4 bedrooms: 111
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 260
1 vehicle: 1,127
2 vehicles: 1,579
3 vehicles: 585
4 vehicles: 121
5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Park in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 563
1 vehicle: 1,465
2 vehicles: 776
3 vehicles: 204
4 vehicles: 22
5 or more vehicles: 23

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Forest Park, GA:

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 34
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $49,999: 240
$50,000 to $59,999: 626
$60,000 to $69,999: 835
$70,000 to $79,999: 589
$80,000 to $89,999: 607
$90,000 to $99,999: 249
$100,000 to $124,999: 210
$125,000 to $149,999: 52
$150,000 to $174,999: 14
$175,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Forest Park:

Less than $100: 46
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 27
$250 to $299: 21
$300 to $349: 114
$350 to $399: 162
$400 to $449: 310
$450 to $499: 624
$500 to $549: 634
$550 to $599: 466
$600 to $649: 181
$650 to $699: 171
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 54
$800 to $899: 47
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 13
No cash rent: 87

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2,316
1990 to 1994: 1,320
1985 to 1989: 436
1980 to 1984: 301
1975 to 1979: 94
1970 to 1974: 18
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 63

Forest Park, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.6%
Number of people working at home: 124 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 197
5 to 9 minutes: 689
10 to 14 minutes: 1203
15 to 19 minutes: 1628
20 to 24 minutes: 1377
25 to 29 minutes: 438
30 to 34 minutes: 1399
35 to 39 minutes: 310
40 to 44 minutes: 243
45 to 59 minutes: 743
60 to 89 minutes: 521
90 or more minutes: 251

Forest Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,750 (63%)
Carpooled: 2,529 (28%)
Bus or trolley bus: 69 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 33 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 88 (1%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 317 (3%)
Other means: 171 (2%)
Worked at home: 124 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 576
$10,000 to $14,999: 456
$15,000 to $19,999: 632
$20,000 to $24,999: 801
$25,000 to $29,999: 564
$30,000 to $34,999: 538
$35,000 to $39,999: 513
$40,000 to $44,999: 492
$45,000 to $49,999: 344
$50,000 to $59,999: 537
$60,000 to $74,999: 685
$75,000 to $99,999: 373
$100,000 to $124,999: 189
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $199,999: 64
$200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12007
United States or American: 2050
Irish: 618
English: 545
German: 418
African: 192
Subsaharan African:: 192
Scotch-Irish: 169
Italian: 168
Scottish: 157
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 143
French (except Basque): 66
Jamaican: 63
Dutch: 52
European: 49
French Canadian: 46
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 33
Arab:: 26
Lebanese: 26
Welsh: 19
Polish: 16
Bahamian: 16
Swedish: 14
Danish: 12
U.S. Virgin Islander: 12
Norwegian: 11
Haitian: 11
Romanian: 9
Northern European: 9
Hungarian: 8
Swiss: 8
Dutch West Indian: 8
Russian: 7
Czechoslovakian: 6
British: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (63%)
Vietnam (20%)
Guatemala (4%)
Laos (3%)
Jamaica (1%)
Trinidad and Tobago (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 11042
Northeast: 867
Midwest: 1137
South: 2922
West: 600

44% of Forest Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 214
Nursery to 4th grade: 94
5th and 6th grade: 401
7th and 8th grade: 396
9th grade: 278
10th grade: 301
11th grade: 299
12th grade, no diploma: 374
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,281
Less than 1 year of college: 378
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 619
Associate degree: 251
Bachelor's degree: 300
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 145
Nursery to 4th grade: 71
5th and 6th grade: 199
7th and 8th grade: 328
9th grade: 207
10th grade: 362
11th grade: 329
12th grade, no diploma: 396
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,242
Less than 1 year of college: 506
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 741
Associate degree: 254
Bachelor's degree: 287
Master's degree: 89
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,035
Black householders: $30,437
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,250
Asian householders: $40,774
Some other race householders: $21,582
Two or more races householders: $38,625
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $33,889

Forest Park household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Forest Park household income for Black or African American householders

Forest Park household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Forest Park household income for Asian householders

Forest Park household income for some other race householders

Forest Park household income for two or more races householders

Forest Park household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Forest Park marital status for males

Forest Park marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,100
Black or African American householders: $70,800
Asian householders: $76,400
Some other race householders: $80,500
Two or more races householders: $80,400
Hispanic or Latino householders: $85,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,739
One, attached: 165
Two: 164
3 or 4: 611
5 to 9: 728
10 to 19: 338
20 to 49: 102
50 or more: 267
Mobile homes: 69
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (83%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (48%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72

Here:	2.7%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54

Here:	5.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160

Here:	31.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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