Forest Park, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,514 (All urban)

Forest Park, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,706 (7,461 occupied: 4,602 owner occupied, 2,859 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1184 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $744 (lower quartile is $639, upper quartile is $823)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $742

Median gross rent in Forest Park, OH in 2007: $883

Housing units in Forest Park with a mortgage: 3,715 (505 second mortgage, 582 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 679

Forest Park,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,108 (it was $97,900 in 2000)

Forest Park:	$133,108
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,858 - $169,015

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $155,878
Here: $155,878
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,828
Here: $146,828
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $176,032
Here: $176,032
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,516
Here: $144,516
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,249
Here: $144,249
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,287

In family households: 16,617 (3,531 male householders, 1,716 female householders)
3,734 spouses, 6,172 children (5,739 natural, 176 adopted, 257 stepchildren), 553 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 347 other relatives, 298 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,670 (1,059 male householders (841 living alone)), 1,166 female householders (1,024 living alone)), 445 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 93 (88 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,054 2-persons, 1,409 3-persons, 1,078 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 164 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,865 1-person, 294 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

3,202 married couples with children.
1,313 single-parent households (228 men, 1,085 women).

92.7% of residents of Forest Park speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,105 (5.7%)
(29.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Park, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 518 6 rooms: 1,082 7 rooms: 1,086 8 rooms: 1,146 9 or more rooms: 637

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Park, Ohio:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 355 3 rooms: 452 4 rooms: 746 5 rooms: 647 6 rooms: 366 7 rooms: 162 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 104
1995 to 1998: 379
1990 to 1994: 838
1980 to 1989: 802
1970 to 1979: 1,966
1960 to 1969: 2,450
1950 to 1959: 938
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 98

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Park:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 136 3 bedrooms: 2,600 4 bedrooms: 1,645 5 or more bedrooms: 179

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Park:
	no bedroom: 61 1 bedroom: 789 2 bedrooms: 1,221 3 bedrooms: 672 4 bedrooms: 116 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 1,072 2 vehicles: 2,187 3 vehicles: 945 4 vehicles: 268 5 or more vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 224 1 vehicle: 1,459 2 vehicles: 1,039 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Forest Park, OH:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 131
$90,000 to $99,999: 256
$100,000 to $124,999: 1308
$125,000 to $149,999: 1011
$150,000 to $174,999: 664
$175,000 to $199,999: 337
$200,000 to $249,999: 400
$250,000 to $299,999: 121
$300,000 to $399,999: 72
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Forest Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest Park:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 30
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 30
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 74
$500 to $549: 74
$550 to $599: 133
$600 to $649: 237
$650 to $699: 319
$700 to $749: 324
$750 to $799: 297
$800 to $899: 551
$900 to $999: 248
$1,000 to $1,249: 192
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 29

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 553 1990 to 1994: 181 1985 to 1989: 96 1980 to 1984: 73 1975 to 1979: 53 1970 to 1974: 36 1970 to 1974: 33 1965 to 1969: 80

Forest Park, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.7%
Number of people working at home: 227 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 177
5 to 9 minutes: 797
10 to 14 minutes: 1324
15 to 19 minutes: 1809
20 to 24 minutes: 1689
25 to 29 minutes: 758
30 to 34 minutes: 1586
35 to 39 minutes: 384
40 to 44 minutes: 366
45 to 59 minutes: 613
60 to 89 minutes: 250
90 or more minutes: 176

Forest Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,485 (84%)
Carpooled: 951 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 247 (2%)
Taxi: 24 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 27 (0%)
Walked: 120 (1%)
Other means: 71 (1%)
Worked at home: 227 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 357
$10,000 to $14,999: 232
$15,000 to $19,999: 277
$20,000 to $24,999: 382
$25,000 to $29,999: 558
$30,000 to $34,999: 539
$35,000 to $39,999: 544
$40,000 to $44,999: 471
$45,000 to $49,999: 431
$50,000 to $59,999: 935
$60,000 to $74,999: 1223
$75,000 to $99,999: 822
$100,000 to $124,999: 383
$125,000 to $149,999: 123
$150,000 to $199,999: 122
$200,000 or more: 73

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10315

German: 2113

English: 731

United States or American: 718

Irish: 694

Subsaharan African:: 533

African: 293

French (except Basque): 237

Italian: 179

Scotch-Irish: 136

Nigerian: 132

Scottish: 130

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 104

European: 83

Arab:: 68

Welsh: 68

Dutch: 63

Jamaican: 57

Slovak: 53

South African: 51

Other Subsaharan African: 49

Lebanese: 44

Ukrainian: 43

Swedish: 39

British: 35

Polish: 33

Hungarian: 28

Lithuanian: 27

Swiss: 22

Barbadian: 22

Greek: 20

West Indian: 18

Yugoslavian: 18

Finnish: 17

Czechoslovakian: 17

Norwegian: 16

Russian: 16

Egyptian: 15

French Canadian: 15

Czech: 14

Canadian: 13

Slavic: 10

Other Arab: 9

Serbian: 8

Belgian: 8

Latvian: 8

Ethiopian: 8

Austrian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Romanian: 6

Northern European: 6

Croatian: 6

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

India (21%)
Philippines (11%)
Nigeria (7%)
Pakistan (5%)
South Africa (5%)
Jamaica (5%)
Ghana (4%)

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

This state: 11977
Northeast: 670
Midwest: 1262
South: 3875
West: 424

57% of Forest Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 137
12th grade, no diploma: 172
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,619
Less than 1 year of college: 371
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,201
Associate degree: 404
Bachelor's degree: 1,171
Master's degree: 374
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 118
9th grade: 88
10th grade: 152
11th grade: 224
12th grade, no diploma: 241
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,690
Less than 1 year of college: 523
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,312
Associate degree: 652
Bachelor's degree: 1,177
Master's degree: 412
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 46

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 19.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,822
Black householders: $51,735
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $221,062
Asian householders: $60,932
Some other race householders: $28,835
Two or more races householders: $58,551
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,386

Forest Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest Park household income for Black householders

Forest Park household income for Asian householders

Forest Park household income for Two or more races householders

Forest Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forest Park marital status for males

Forest Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,893
Black or African American householders: $140,178
Asian householders: $125,766
Two or more races householders: $125,358
Hispanic or Latino householders: $164,243

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,046
One, attached: 155
Two: 147
3 or 4: 303
5 to 9: 982
10 to 19: 762
20 to 49: 95
50 or more: 198
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,454

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 (79%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 384

Here:	15.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 128

Here:	10.4%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 163

Here:	17.2%
Ohio:	23.4%

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 (Noninst.)

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