Population in Park Forest, IL

Population in Park Forest, IL was 21,079 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 116th highest of 225 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,079
Change on 2024+0.2%
Series high21,6052020
Series low20,9222023

Population in Park Forest, IL, 2020 to 2025

20.8K21K21.2K21.4K21.6K21.8K2020202120222023202420252020: 21,605 persons2021: 21,255 persons2022: 20,965 persons2023: 20,922 persons2024: 21,032 persons2025: 21,079 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202521,079
202421,032
202320,922
202220,965
202121,255
202021,605

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2025
Park Forest, IL21,079
Illinois12,719,141
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the population in Park Forest, IL?

Population in Park Forest, IL was 21,079 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 116th highest of 225 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Park Forest, IL?

21,605 in 2020, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Illinois

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