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Compare Oak Lawn to Wilmette

This post compares Oak Lawn, 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 Lawn (village) Wilmette (village)
Population 56,754 27,393
Income (median) $51,145 $113,063
Home Value (median) $191,100 $659,200
White 80% 83%
Black 6% 0%
Asian 2% 12%
With Kids 27% 40%
Age (median) 41 44
Rentals 20% 11%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Lawn or Wilmette?
A: Oak Lawn has a larger population count than Wilmette: 56754 compared with 27393 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Lawn does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 20% for Oak Lawn versus 11% for Wilmette.

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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