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30297

Forest Park, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
29,210
Median household income
$45,124
People below poverty
22.7%
Median home value
$152,900

Income

The median income of households in 30297 was $45,124. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.9
$35,000 to $49,999 24
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 10.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42645
Female 36168

An estimated 77.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,440. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.8
Social Security 26.3
Retirement income 14.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.7

In 2020-2024, 26.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30297 in 2020-2024, 74.4% had health insurance coverage and 25.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 37.5% and public coverage was 42.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.9%.


In 2020-2024, 30297 had a total population of 29,210 - 14,223 (48.7%) females and 14,987 (51.3%) males. The median age was 31 years. An estimated 29.9% of the population was under 18 years, 36.9% was 19 to 44 years, 19.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30297 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 683 692
5 to 9 1671 1354
10 to 14 1796 1297
15 to 19 1068 1074
20 to 24 1102 1116
25 to 29 1245 949
30 to 34 985 1278
35 to 39 635 900
40 to 44 1316 1224
45 to 49 726 632
50 to 54 771 814
55 to 59 722 645
60 to 64 664 578
65 to 69 656 455
70 to 74 453 519
75 to 79 187 514
80 to 84 128 124
85 and over 179 58

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 15.6% were White; 49.7% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.6% were Asian; 27.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 32.6% of the people in 30297 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 10.2% of the people in 30297 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,977 households in 30297. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 30% of the households in 30297 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.7% of all households, while 20.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.4% of all households.

In 30297, 37.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30
Cohabiting Couples 10.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.2% of males and 29.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 53 51.9
Now married, except separated 32.2 29.7
Separated 2.5 2.8
Widowed 3.1 4.7
Divorced 9.2 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30297, 516 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83% of the people living in 30297 were U.S. natives. 60% of the 30297 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17% of 30297 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30297 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 30297.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 81.9
Asia 14.9
Europe 0.8
Africa 2.3
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30297 in 2020-2024, 35 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 30.9% of people at least five years old; 19.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 30.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 30297 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 73.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 26.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30297 was 8,759 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 242 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,302. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,215.

Educational Attainment of People in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 26.9
High school diploma or equivalency 35.9
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 10.3
Graduate or professional degree 3

Disability

In 30297, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30297, 58.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 4.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,711 85.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 547 4.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,243 9.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30297 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 19.8
Manufacturing 5
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.2
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30297 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,860 14.9
Service occupations 3,292 26.3
Sales and office occupations 2,353 18.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,438 19.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,571 20.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.4% of 30297 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4
Walked 1.9
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 6.8

In 2020-2024, 30297 had a total of 11,050 housing units. Of these housing units, 65% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 33.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65
Apartments in multi-unit structures 33.6
Mobile homes 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30297 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 58% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30297 had 9,977 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,073 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.2% while renters occupied 61.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.05 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.73.

6.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.4% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30297:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30297 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.5
Electricity 48.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30297 was $152,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.1 % had a mortgage. 48.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,119 and for owners without a mortgage it was $467.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30297 was $1,254. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.