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Compare Oak Forest to Granite City

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Granite City, 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) Granite City (city)
Population 28,027 29,632
Income (median) $50,244 $42,442
Home Value (median) $185,700 $83,300
White 87% 88%
Black 5% 6%
Asian 2% 0%
With Kids 28% 28%
Age (median) 42 41
Rentals 21% 33%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Granite City?
A: Oak Forest has a similar population count than Granite City: 28027 compared with 29632 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Granite City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 33% for Granite City.

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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