| Forest View, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Pushpin Map: | United States Chicago Greater#Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | Forest View |
| Coordinates: | 41.8075°N -87.7861°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Stickney |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1924 |
| Government Type: | Trustee-village |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Nancy L. Miller |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Water Percent: | 10.83 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Population Total: | 792 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 678.08 |
| Population Note: | Down 10.28% from 2000 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60402 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | 708 |
| Geocode: | 26987 |
| Website: | http://villageofforestview.com/ |
| Demographics Type1: | Standard of living (2007-11) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Per capita income |
| Demographics1 Info1: | $26,547 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Median home value |
| Demographics1 Info2: | $234,900 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-26987 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.33 |
| Population Density Km2: | 261.73 |
Forest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792.[2] It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.
Forest View is located at 41.8075°N -87.7861°W (41.807379, -87.786065).[3]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Forest View has a total area of 1.3sqmi, of which 1.17sqmi (or 90.19%) is land and 0.13sqmi (or 9.81%) is water.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 792 people, 361 households, and 301 families residing in the village. The population density was 611.58PD/sqmi. There were 288 housing units at an average density of 222.39/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 54.17% White, 2.02% African American, 4.42% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 20.33% from other races, and 17.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.86% of the population.
There were 361 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were married couples living together, 9.42% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.62% were non-families. 14.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.65% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.07 and the average family size was 3.63.
The village's age distribution consisted of 31.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $97,321, and the median income for a family was $110,347. Males had a median income of $50,379 versus $46,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,010. About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 467 | 359 | 66.91% | 45.33% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 5 | 16 | 0.72% | 2.02% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 13 | 12 | 1.86% | 1.52% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | 0.29% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 0.72% | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 18 | 0.43% | 2.27% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 203 | 387 | 29.08% | 48.86% | |
| Total | 698 | 792 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Forest View is in Illinois' 3rd congressional district.
Forest View is served by Lyons School District 103. Grade school students attend Home Elementary School in neighboring Stickney, and George Washington Middle School in Lyons.
It is served by J. Sterling Morton High School District 201's Morton West located in Berwyn as its residential areas are west of Ridgeland Avenue.[8] [9]
Pace provides bus service on routes 307 and 311 connecting Forest View to destinations across the region.[10]