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Compare Oak Forest to Wheeling

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Wheeling, 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) Wheeling (village)
Population 28,027 38,264
Income (median) $50,244 $45,083
Home Value (median) $185,700 $181,800
White 87% 63%
Black 5% 3%
Asian 2% 15%
With Kids 28% 30%
Age (median) 42 37
Rentals 21% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Wheeling?
A: Oak Forest has a smaller population count than Wheeling: 28027 compared with 38264 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Wheeling does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 38% for Wheeling.

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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