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Compare Oak Forest to Waukegan

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Waukegan, 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) Waukegan (city)
Population 28,027 87,999
Income (median) $50,244 $31,937
Home Value (median) $185,700 $120,300
White 87% 58%
Black 5% 17%
Asian 2% 5%
With Kids 28% 43%
Age (median) 42 31
Rentals 21% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Waukegan?
A: Oak Forest has a much smaller population count than Waukegan: 28027 compared with 87999 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Waukegan does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 53% for Waukegan.

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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