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Compare Oak Forest to Evanston

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Evanston, 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) Evanston (city)
Population 28,027 75,557
Income (median) $50,244 $65,491
Home Value (median) $185,700 $367,300
White 87% 66%
Black 5% 16%
Asian 2% 9%
With Kids 28% 28%
Age (median) 42 36
Rentals 21% 43%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Evanston?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Evanston: 28027 compared with 75557 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Oak Forest or in Evanston?
A: Incomes are on average lower in Oak Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Oak Forest or Evanston?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Oak Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Evanston does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 43% for Evanston.

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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