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Compare Oak Forest to Oak Lawn

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Oak Lawn, 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) Oak Lawn (village)
Population 28,027 56,754
Income (median) $50,244 $51,145
Home Value (median) $185,700 $191,100
White 87% 80%
Black 5% 6%
Asian 2% 2%
With Kids 28% 27%
Age (median) 42 41
Rentals 21% 20%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Oak Lawn?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Oak Lawn: 28027 compared with 56754 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Forest does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 21% for Oak Forest versus 20% for Oak Lawn.

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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