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Compare Plainfield to Park Forest

This post compares Plainfield, Illinois to Park Forest, 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 Plainfield (village) Park Forest (village)
Population 41,978 21,672
Income (median) $70,810 $45,909
Home Value (median) $296,800 $69,400
White 81% 28%
Black 6% 64%
Asian 7% 0%
With Kids 56% 31%
Age (median) 34 38
Rentals 13% 39%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Plainfield or Park Forest?
A: Plainfield has a larger population count than Park Forest: 41978 compared with 21672 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Park Forest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Plainfield versus 39% for Park Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Plainfield may include: Oswego, South-Elgin, and Lake-in-the-Hills.

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

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