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Compare Oak Forest to Palatine

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Palatine, 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) Palatine (village)
Population 28,027 69,099
Income (median) $50,244 $56,891
Home Value (median) $185,700 $270,000
White 87% 69%
Black 5% 2%
Asian 2% 11%
With Kids 28% 31%
Age (median) 42 37
Rentals 21% 31%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Palatine?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Palatine: 28027 compared with 69099 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palatine does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 31% for Palatine.

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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