Park Forest vs South Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Park Forest and South Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

Park Forest and South Holland are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Holland has the higher population (21,016 vs 20,898 in Park Forest). South Holland has the higher median household income ($87,378 vs $62,305 in Park Forest). South Holland has the higher median home value ($201,200 vs $106,200 in Park Forest).

Population, income & housing

	Park Forest	South Holland
Population	20,898	21,016
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,305	$87,378
Median home value	$106,200	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,341	$1,914
Housing units	9,015	7,892
Homeownership rate	64.5%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park Forest	South Holland
Population	21,563 → 20,898 (-3.1%)	21,677 → 21,016 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$53,938 → $62,305 (+15.5%)	$63,170 → $87,378 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $106,200 (+44.3%)	$150,600 → $201,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $1,341 (+10.7%)	$1,500 → $1,914 (+27.6%)

Park Forest

Population

21,56320,898

Median household income

$53,938$62,305

Median home value

$73,600$106,200

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,341

South Holland

Population

21,67721,016

Median household income

$63,170$87,378

Median home value

$150,600$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Park Forest	South Holland
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.5%
75 and over	4.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park Forest	South Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	18.5%	10.7%
Black or African American	69.5%	75.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park Forest	South Holland
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	25.4%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park Forest	South Holland
Drove alone	76.7%	69.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	10.7%
Public transit	7.1%	6.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.5%	11.0%
Other means	3.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park Forest	South Holland
1-unit, detached	61.9%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	25.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Park Forest	South Holland
Poverty rate	17.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1958	1967