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Compare Oak Forest to East St Louis

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to East St Louis, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Oak Forest (city) East St Louis (city)
Population 28,027 26,678
Income (median) $50,244 $29,573
Home Value (median) $185,700 $
White 87% 1%
Black 5% 95%
Asian 2% 0%
With Kids 28% 29%
Age (median) 42 35
Rentals 21% 0%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or East St Louis?
A: Oak Forest has a similar population count than East St Louis: 28027 compared with 26678 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Oak Forest or in East St Louis?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Oak Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Oak Forest or East St Louis?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Oak Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Forest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 0% for East St Louis.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Oak Forest may include: Oak-Lawn, Tinley-Park, and East-Peoria.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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