2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Forest Park, IL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Philadelphia, is 28% less than it is in Forest Park and is 31% below the National Average.
- Forest Park unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
 Forest Park, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%10.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%28.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,658$32,344$37,638
 Household Income$72,827$52,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,722$61,655$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Forest Park, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.3%17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.9%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.2%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.8%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.4%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Forest Park, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.6%5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.9%1.8%
 Legal3.5%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%3.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%5.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.5%12.0%13.1%
Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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