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Compare Park Forest to East St Louis

This post compares Park Forest, Illinois to East St Louis, 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) East St Louis (city)
Population 21,672 26,678
Income (median) $45,909 $29,573
Home Value (median) $69,400 $
White 28% 1%
Black 64% 95%
Asian 0% 0%
With Kids 31% 29%
Age (median) 38 35
Rentals 39% 0%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Park Forest or East St Louis?
A: Park Forest has a similar population count than East St Louis: 21672 compared with 26678 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Park Forest or East St Louis?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Park Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Park Forest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 39% for Park Forest versus 0% for East St Louis.

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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