Forest ParkOK
A town of 1,035.
Is Forest Park a good place to live?
The best of Forest Park’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 0.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Forest Park, below both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 1 of Oklahoma’s 228 towns score higher on incomes. Forest Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,035 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Forest Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Forest Park is from typical.
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Oklahoma City National Memorial and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forest Park. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumOklahoma City National Memorial419K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
21 mi Stadium & arenaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium5 mi Theme parkFrontier City2 mi Zoo & aquariumOklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
10 mi MuseumMuseum of OsteologyPhoto credits
Oklahoma City National Memorial: User:Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium: Toniklemm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Osteology: SkeletonsRCool, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Forest Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Forest Park.
In Forest Park, the median age runs higher than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
At 58.2 years, Forest Park’s median age is against 36.2 years in Oklahoma’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 16% of Forest Park residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 39% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide).
| Forest Park | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.2 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Forest Park | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.7% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.8% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Forest Park’s schools rank behind 58% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Midwest City-Del City school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Ec CTRLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 127 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, more of Forest Park’s households own their home
92% of households own their home in Forest Park. Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About two in three of Forest Park’s working residents commute to Oklahoma City
Most working residents leave Forest Park for work: only 1% work in town. Forest Park’s median household income is $104,000. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (68%), Midwest City (5%) and Edmond (4%).
| Forest Park | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Forest Park, expect mild winters and hot summers
Forest Park has chilly winters and hot summers. The July high in Forest Park is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Forest Park
Forest Park's reported crime rate is well below Oklahoma's. No town among the 125 in Oklahoma we compare has a lower violent crime rate than Forest Park. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Forest Park | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.7 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Forest Park beats the Oklahoma average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Forest Park | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 40% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Forest Park | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.7% | 14% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.7% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Forest Park faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Forest Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Forest Park
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Forest Park
About 6 of every 100 Forest Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Forest Park for work
Where Forest Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Park
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Forest Park is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Forest Park had a population of 1,049.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- Area code
- 405
Questions about Forest Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Park, OK expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.