Forest Park, OH

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Forest Park, Ohio

Forest Park, Ohio is 8 miles S of Hamilton, Ohio (center to center) and 9 miles N of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is in Hamilton county. The city is part of the Cincinnati metro area. The population of Forest Park is 19,463.

The People and Families of Forest Park

In Forest Park, about 53% of adults are married.

Approximately 63% of Forest Park is non-white. Forest Park is home to people of a variety of races.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Forest Park had a median family income of $55,618. The people of Forest Park can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the city.

Forest Park Housing

Of the housing in Forest Park, approximately 62% is occupied by their owners. Newer housing units are not uncommon in the city.

Commuting

In Forest Park, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Forest Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Ohio):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 2%
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State)	Top 15%
College Educated Adults (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Forest Park, OH

Comparing Forest Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Ohio (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	8 miles S of Hamilton, Ohio (center to center)
Nearest Large City	9 miles N of Cincinnati, Ohio
County	Hamilton
Metro Area	Cincinnati
Standard Zip Codes	45240
Phone Area Codes	513
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.29
Longitude	-84.503

Station	FAIRFIELD
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 68 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	CHEVIOT
Distance	11.4 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	44.7 inches

Station	MILFORD
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 65 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 68 F
Annual Precip	44.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	19,463	100%
Male	9,344	48%
Female	10,119	52%
Under 18	5,276	27.1%
18+	14,187	72.9%
65+	1,771	9.1%
Median Age	33.9
Average Family Size	3.12
White	7,142	36.7%
African-American	10,949	56.3%
Asian	715	3.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	22	0.1%
Other	192	1%
Mixed Race	428	2.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	289	1.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$55,618
Population In Poverty	1,143	6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	18,069
Growth	-1,394
Growth %	-7.19%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	61.9%
German	12.7%
English	4.4%
US/American	4.3%
Irish	4.2%
African	1.8%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Italian	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
Nigerian	0.8%
Scottish	0.8%
European	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Jamaican	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
South African	0.3%
Other Subsaharan African	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
British	0.2%
Polish	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Forest Park	19,463	$55,618
Greenhills	4,103	$54,375
Lincoln Heights	4,113	$22,500
Mount Healthy	7,149	$41,753
Sharonville	13,804	$59,136
Springdale	10,563	$53,979
Wyoming	8,261	$103,089

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