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Compare Oak Forest to New Lenox

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to New Lenox, 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) New Lenox (village)
Population 28,027 25,701
Income (median) $50,244 $66,150
Home Value (median) $185,700 $279,000
White 87% 96%
Black 5% 0%
Asian 2% 0%
With Kids 28% 40%
Age (median) 42 37
Rentals 21% 11%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or New Lenox?
A: Oak Forest has a similar population count than New Lenox: 28027 compared with 25701 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Oak Forest or New Lenox?
A: Homes tend to be less 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 11% for New Lenox.

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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