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Compare Park Forest to Wheeling

This post compares Park Forest, Illinois to Wheeling, 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) Wheeling (village)
Population 21,672 38,264
Income (median) $45,909 $45,083
Home Value (median) $69,400 $181,800
White 28% 63%
Black 64% 3%
Asian 0% 15%
With Kids 31% 30%
Age (median) 38 37
Rentals 39% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Park Forest or Wheeling?
A: Park Forest has a smaller population count than Wheeling: 21672 compared with 38264 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Park Forest or in Wheeling?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Park Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Park Forest or Wheeling?
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 is quite similar: 39% for Park Forest versus 38% for Wheeling.

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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