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Compare Oak Forest to Pekin

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Pekin, 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) Pekin (city)
Population 28,027 33,747
Income (median) $50,244 $41,505
Home Value (median) $185,700 $104,300
White 87% 95%
Black 5% 2%
Asian 2% 0%
With Kids 28% 30%
Age (median) 42 38
Rentals 21% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Pekin?
A: Oak Forest has a similar population count than Pekin: 28027 compared with 33747 total people.

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

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

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

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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