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Compare Oak Forest to Oak Park

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Oak Park, 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 Park (village)
Population 28,027 52,229
Income (median) $50,244 $75,763
Home Value (median) $185,700 $370,400
White 87% 68%
Black 5% 19%
Asian 2% 4%
With Kids 28% 32%
Age (median) 42 39
Rentals 21% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Oak Park?
A: Oak Forest has a smaller population count than Oak Park: 28027 compared with 52229 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 41% for Oak Park.

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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