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Compare Park Forest to Blue Island

This post compares Park Forest, Illinois to Blue Island, 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 Park Forest (village) Blue Island (city)
Population 21,672 22,446
Income (median) $45,909 $33,685
Home Value (median) $69,400 $113,800
White 28% 39%
Black 64% 28%
Asian 0% 0%
With Kids 31% 32%
Age (median) 38 36
Rentals 39% 48%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Park Forest or Blue Island?
A: Park Forest has a similar population count than Blue Island: 21672 compared with 22446 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Park Forest or in Blue Island?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Park Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Park Forest or Blue Island?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Park Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Blue Island does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 39% for Park Forest versus 48% for Blue Island.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Park Forest may include: Calumet-City, Harvey, and Maywood.

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

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