Park Forest Village, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,624

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.2

2.96% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.5%

4.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,120

0.306% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$389,600

Population & Diversity

Park Forest Village, PA is home to a population of 8.62k people, from which 85.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.9% of Park Forest Village, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 5.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.35k people) in Park Forest Village, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 359 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.8%

2024 Citizenship

85.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.8% of Park Forest Village, PA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Park Forest Village, PA was 85.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Park Forest Village, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Park Forest Village, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.35k ± 754
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.09k ± 349
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
359 ± 191

4.46%

Hispanic Population

385 people

4.46% of the people in Park Forest Village, PA are hispanic (385 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Park Forest Village, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

18.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

18.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.62k people

As of 2024, 18.9% of Park Forest Village, PA residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Park Forest Village, PA was 18.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Park Forest Village, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
114 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
58 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 55

Park Forest Village, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Park Forest Village, PA.

Economy

The economy of Park Forest Village, PA employs 4.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Park Forest Village, PA were Educational Services (1,849 people), Retail Trade (416 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (370 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($162,679), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,866).

Employment

Occupations

4.22k

2024 Value

± 500

−2.09%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Park Forest Village, PA declined at a rate of −2.09%, from 4.31k employees to 4.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Park Forest Village, PA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,028 people), Management Occupations (469 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (339 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Park Forest Village, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.22k

2024 Value

± 500

−2.09%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Park Forest Village, PA declined at a rate of −2.09%, from 4.31k employees to 4.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Park Forest Village, PA, are Educational Services (1,849 people), Retail Trade (416 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (370 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Park Forest Village, PA, though some of these residents may live in Park Forest Village, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,795

Median earning men ± $12,654

$52,361

Median earning women ± $20,046

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($182,292), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,898), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,043).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,511), Public Administration ($66,471), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,086).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Park Forest Village, PA was $389,600 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $383,100 to $389,600, a 1.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Park Forest Village, PA is 55.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Park Forest Village, PA have an average commute time of 14.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Park Forest Village, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$389,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,383

$2,108

Median Property Taxes

±$342

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Park Forest Village, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Park Forest Village, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.6% of the housing units in Park Forest Village, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Park Forest Village, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,120

Median Household Income

± $8,981

3.79k

Number of Households

± 480

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.79k households in Park Forest Village, PA declined from $79,120 from the previous year's value of $79,363.

The following chart displays the households in Park Forest Village, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Park Forest Village, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52.1%)
Worked At Home (26.1%)
Bicycle (6.51%)

In 2024, 52.1% of workers in Park Forest Village, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.1%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (6.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Park Forest Village, PA have a shorter commute time (14.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.798% of the workforce in Park Forest Village, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Park Forest Village, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Park Forest Village, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Park Forest Village, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Park Forest Village, PA (1.85k out of 8.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Park Forest Village, PA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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