Forest Park.
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Georgia·Clayton County
8 tracts·12K people·$143K median·1,353/mi²
Black 50 · Hispanic 27 · White 13 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Other 42 · Living alone 30 · Married couple 29
Retail 52 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 16 · Health 5 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Service 28 · Construction · maintenance 22 · Production · transport 18 · Sales · office 18 · Management · business · science · arts 14
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 10 · Transit 5 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Forest Park is $143,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Forest Park has 19,504 residents across 4 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.1; the population is 49.5% Black, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% White, 4.7% Asian, 4.0% Multiracial and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.3% (Census ACS).
Unidos Dual Language School (32%), Fountain Elementary School (25%) and Edmonds Elementary School (19%) lead the elementary schools; Forest Park Middle School (63%), Babb Middle School (60%) and 7 Pillars Career Academy (13%) lead the middle schools; Forest Park High School is the high school with reported scores (22%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,189/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forest Park is $41,211 a year, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Forest Park, median rent is $1,189/month and the median home value is $143,400 (Census ACS).
Forest Park reported 9.5 violent crimes and 42.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forest Park are hail (81), tornado (80) and cold wave (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forest Park, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).