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Compare Oak Forest to Joliet

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Joliet, 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) Joliet (city)
Population 28,027 148,172
Income (median) $50,244 $46,453
Home Value (median) $185,700 $165,600
White 87% 65%
Black 5% 17%
Asian 2% 2%
With Kids 28% 42%
Age (median) 42 33
Rentals 21% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Joliet?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Joliet: 28027 compared with 148172 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Oak Forest or Joliet?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Oak Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Joliet does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 29% for Joliet.

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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