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Forest Park, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Forest Park is a Census city of 20,025 people across 6.45 square miles of land, in Hamilton County. Median household income is $75,956, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $300,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Park
What Forest Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.45 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,105
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton 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
- Population20,025
- Median age36.1
- Population under 184,746
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,988
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households7,488
- Family households4,807
- Share of households that are families64.2 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$75,956
- Per capita income$32,344
- Civilian labor force11,250
- Employed10,692
- Unemployed558 plus or minus 280
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over13,299
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Park
- Housing units7,641
- Occupied units7,488
- Vacant units153 plus or minus 155
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied4,107
- Renter occupied3,381
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,306
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units5,109
- Share single family66.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,488 plus or minus 537
- Share in buildings of two or more32.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1969
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 commute9,328
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,117 plus or minus 485
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,767 plus or minus 560
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent
- Drove alone73.2 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
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))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$300,000
- Average approval$300,000
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$534,000
- Average approval$267,000
- Median approval$267,000
- Largest approval$421,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Park, 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 Park
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Park
- NFIP community number390216
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/24
The City of Forest Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390216 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.
Hamilton County, not Forest Park
Hamilton County context, not Forest Park figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County21,087
- Covered employment, Hamilton County515,652
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$76,924
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County822
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton 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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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 Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Park, Ohio?
20,025, in 7,488 households. Forest Park city covers 6.45 square miles of land, which is 3,105 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?
Hamilton 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?
$75,956. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,400. Median gross rent is $1,306 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $300,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $534,000 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 0 loans have 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 390216, 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 Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hamilton 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.