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Compare Oak Forest to Wilmette

This post compares Oak Forest, Illinois to Wilmette, 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) Wilmette (village)
Population 28,027 27,393
Income (median) $50,244 $113,063
Home Value (median) $185,700 $659,200
White 87% 83%
Black 5% 0%
Asian 2% 12%
With Kids 28% 40%
Age (median) 42 44
Rentals 21% 11%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Forest or Wilmette?
A: Oak Forest has a similar population count than Wilmette: 28027 compared with 27393 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Forest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 21% for Oak Forest versus 11% for Wilmette.

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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