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Compare Park Forest to Oak Park

This post compares Park Forest, Illinois to Oak Park, 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 Park (village)
Population 21,672 52,229
Income (median) $45,909 $75,763
Home Value (median) $69,400 $370,400
White 28% 68%
Black 64% 19%
Asian 0% 4%
With Kids 31% 32%
Age (median) 38 39
Rentals 39% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Park Forest or Oak Park?
A: Park Forest has a much smaller population count than Oak Park: 21672 compared with 52229 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Park does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 39% for Park Forest versus 41% for Oak Park.

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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