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Compare Wilmette to Oak Lawn

This post compares Wilmette, 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 Wilmette (village) Oak Lawn (village)
Population 27,393 56,754
Income (median) $113,063 $51,145
Home Value (median) $659,200 $191,100
White 83% 80%
Black 0% 6%
Asian 12% 2%
With Kids 40% 27%
Age (median) 44 41
Rentals 11% 20%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wilmette or Oak Lawn?
A: Wilmette has a much smaller population count than Oak Lawn: 27393 compared with 56754 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Wilmette or in Oak Lawn?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Wilmette.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Wilmette or Oak Lawn?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Wilmette.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oak Lawn does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 11% for Wilmette versus 20% for Oak Lawn.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Wilmette may include: Highland-Park, Northbrook, and Glenview.

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

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