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Compare Oak Lawn to Melrose Park

This post compares Oak Lawn, Illinois to Melrose Park, 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 Lawn (village) Melrose Park (village)
Population 56,754 25,447
Income (median) $51,145 $31,953
Home Value (median) $191,100 $173,700
White 80% 57%
Black 6% 6%
Asian 2% 0%
With Kids 27% 44%
Age (median) 41 32
Rentals 20% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Lawn or Melrose Park?
A: Oak Lawn has a larger population count than Melrose Park: 56754 compared with 25447 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Oak Lawn or in Melrose Park?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Oak Lawn.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Oak Lawn or Melrose Park?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Oak Lawn.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Melrose Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 20% for Oak Lawn versus 51% for Melrose Park.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Oak Lawn may include: Oak-Forest, Tinley-Park, and Elmwood-Park.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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