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Compare Park Forest to Oak Lawn

This post compares Park Forest, Illinois to Oak Lawn, 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) Oak Lawn (village)
Population 21,672 56,754
Income (median) $45,909 $51,145
Home Value (median) $69,400 $191,100
White 28% 80%
Black 64% 6%
Asian 0% 2%
With Kids 31% 27%
Age (median) 38 41
Rentals 39% 20%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Park Forest or Oak Lawn?
A: Park Forest has a much smaller population count than Oak Lawn: 21672 compared with 56754 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Park Forest or Oak Lawn?
A: Homes tend to be much less 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 20% for Oak Lawn.

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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