Forest Park, OK Population

Overview

913

Total Population

58.1

Median age

58.38%

Female population %

71.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

80-84 years

Largest age group

97.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Forest Park's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Forest Park is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest Park's population under 18 was 13.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest Park, 12.16% were under the age of 15, 9.53% aged 15 to 29, 41.07% aged 30 to 64, 35.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 more females than males in Forest Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.38% females and 41.62% males in Forest Park, OK.
The Forest Park, OK gender ratio is 71.3:100 i.e. 71.3 men to 100 women (0.713).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 126.

Forest Park's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest Park population: 34.61% are White, 59.36% are Black or African American, 5.04% are Asian, 0.66% are some other race and 0.33% are multiracial.
Forest Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 904 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest Park is Black or African American with a population of 542 (59.36% of the total population).

Forest Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,149 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Forest Park's population decreased by 22 (2.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest Park's population increased by 48 (4.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Forest Park's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,003.