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Compare Oak Park to Wilmette

This post compares Oak Park, 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 Park (village) Wilmette (village)
Population 52,229 27,393
Income (median) $75,763 $113,063
Home Value (median) $370,400 $659,200
White 68% 83%
Black 19% 0%
Asian 4% 12%
With Kids 32% 40%
Age (median) 39 44
Rentals 41% 11%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Oak Park or Wilmette?
A: Oak Park has a larger population count than Wilmette: 52229 compared with 27393 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Oak Park versus 11% for Wilmette.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Oak Park may include: Evanston, Wheaton, and Lisle.

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

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