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Compare Oak Forest to Skokie

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Skokie, 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) Skokie (village)
Population 28,027 64,773
Income (median) $50,244 $53,548
Home Value (median) $185,700 $291,200
White 87% 60%
Black 5% 6%
Asian 2% 26%
With Kids 28% 31%
Age (median) 42 43
Rentals 21% 27%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Skokie?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Skokie: 28027 compared with 64773 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Skokie does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 27% for Skokie.

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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