2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Forest Park, IL vs Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Beach, is 132% more than it is in Forest Park and is 59% above the National Average.
- Forest Park unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Palm Beach unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Forest Park, ILPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,658  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$168,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,722  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Forest Park, ILPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock46.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Forest Park, ILPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.2%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 15 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 Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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