Forest Park, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 54%

Household income 44%

Unemployment 85%

Index	Forest Park	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$13,799	$26,678	$29,829
Median household income	$30,835	$51,037	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,008	$65,914	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,994	$32,100	$35,192
Median earnings male	$22,438	$34,871	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,172	$25,493	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	34.5%	17.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Forest Park is 54% lower than the national average
The median household income in Forest Park is 44% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forest Park is 85% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Forest Park is 128% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,554$30,835$61,670

City

$34,021$51,037$102,074

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

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Forest Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.4%	0.4%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	17.1%
Public administration	3.8%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	4.3%	22.7%
Other	26.2%	37.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avondale Estates, GA	3,095	$100,871	82.3%
Druid Hills, GA	13,444	$88,542	60.0%
Tyrone, GA	7,121	$87,665	58.5%
Decatur, GA	21,210	$81,598	47.5%
Fayetteville, GA	16,780	$66,793	20.7%
Forest Park, GA	19,156	$30,835	44.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milledgeville, GA	19,146	$21,158	61.8%
Bellwood, IL	19,146	$51,173	7.5%
Matteson, IL	19,146	$80,639	45.8%
Dixon, CA	19,144	$72,383	30.8%
Stillwater, MN	19,142	$79,293	43.3%
Forest Park, GA	19,156	$30,835	44.3%

Source: The Forest Park, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).