West Cook News

83.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in River Forest in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 39.9 percent higher than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,883.

98.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	124	1.8
Regular high school diploma	343	4.9
GED or alternative credential	30	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	125	1.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	518	7.4
Associate's degree	247	3.5
Bachelor's degree	2,624	37.6
Master's degree	1,726	24.8
Professional school degree	996	14.3
Doctorate degree	237	3.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.