Ohio · Census place 27706
Forest Park city, OH
Quick answer
Forest Park city has 19,994 residents, ranking #87 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $67,201, the median home is worth $163,200 and median gross rent runs $1,172 a month.
- Population
- 19,994Forest Park city residents
- Median household income
- $67,201Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $163,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,172Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Park city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Park city median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 55.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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