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Forest Park, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Forest Park is a Census city of 19,504 people across 9.22 square miles of land, in Clayton County. Median household income is $41,211, 40.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Park
What Forest Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.22 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,115
- County holding the largest share of its areaClayton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Forest Park
- Population19,504
- Median age32.1
- Population under 185,940
- Share under 1830.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,493
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent
- Households6,690
- Family households4,067
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Park
- Median household income$41,211
- Per capita income$20,263
- Civilian labor force7,963
- Employed7,513
- Unemployed450 plus or minus 236
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over11,872
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Park
- Housing units7,290
- Occupied units6,690
- Vacant units600 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied2,698
- Renter occupied3,992
- Ownership rate40.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,189
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.6 percent
- Single family units4,744
- Share single family65.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,410 plus or minus 558
- Share in buildings of two or more33.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes99 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,885
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,046 plus or minus 334
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,949
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport6.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest Park (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$12,356,800
- Average approval$726,871
- Median approval$510,000
- Largest approval$3,721,000
- Jobs supported127
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.4 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Forest Park (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,103,000
- Average approval$620,600
- Median approval$206,000
- Largest approval$2,013,000
- Jobs supported21
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Park, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Forest Park
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Park
- NFIP community number130042
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date06/07/17
The City of Forest Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130042 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Clayton County, not Forest Park
Clayton County context, not Forest Park figures
- Establishments in Clayton County4,115
- Covered employment, Clayton County130,345
- Average annual pay, Clayton County$77,005
- Housing units permitted, Clayton County930
Every figure in this section is published for Clayton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Park.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forest Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Park, Georgia?
19,504, in 6,690 households. Forest Park city covers 9.22 square miles of land, which is 2,115 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Park in?
Clayton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forest Park?
$41,211. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,400. Median gross rent is $1,189 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest Park businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $12.4 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $510,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest Park. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Forest Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Park, city of, community 130042, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clayton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forest Park.
Is zoning published for Forest Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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