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Forest View, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Forest View is a Census village of 1,174 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $89,702, 98.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest View
What Forest View is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,005 plus or minus 286
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook 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 View
- Population1,174 plus or minus 334
- Median age33.6 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18395 plus or minus 143
- Share under 1833.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 59
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households327
- Family households271 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families82.9 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 View
- Median household income$89,702 plus or minus $31,003
- Per capita income$30,414 plus or minus $7,738
- Civilian labor force550 plus or minus 128
- Employed535 plus or minus 125
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over706 plus or minus 144
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest View
- Housing units334
- Occupied units327
- Vacant units7 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied322
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate98.5 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$260,500
- Single family units334
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest View gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute459 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more220 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent
- Drove alone61.8 percent
- Carpooled19.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest View (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,810,000
- Average approval$702,500
- Median approval$666,000
- Largest approval$1,237,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest View, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Forest View
- NFIP communityVillage of Forest View
- NFIP community number170093
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Forest View participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170093 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Forest View
Cook County context, not Forest View figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest View.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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 View questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest View, Illinois?
1,174, in 327 households. Forest View village covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 1,005 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest View in?
Cook 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 View?
$89,702. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $260,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forest View in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest View appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest View, village of, community 170093, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 View figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook 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 View.
Is zoning published for Forest View?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.