Oak Forest

Population: 26,888
Median household income: $87,941
Median home value: $247,800

Oak Forest is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 26,888 residents. At $87,941, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oak Forest's population declined 2.6% from 27,617 to 26,888, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $194,200 to $247,800.

77.2% of workers drive to work alone. 68.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,888
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $87,941
Median home value: $247,800
Median gross rent: $1,287
Housing units: 10,732
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,61726,888

Median household income

$76,945$87,941

Median home value

$194,200$247,800

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,287

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,617	$76,945	$194,200	$1,080
2020	27,403	$78,865	$202,400	$1,095
2021	27,445	$81,288	$211,700	$1,128
2022	27,199	$89,758	$232,400	$1,262
2023	26,888	$87,941	$247,800	$1,287

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,199	4.5%
5 to 17	4,647	17.3%
18 to 24	1,936	7.2%
25 to 34	3,350	12.5%
35 to 44	3,804	14.1%
45 to 54	3,843	14.3%
55 to 64	3,750	13.9%
65 to 74	2,872	10.7%
75 and over	1,487	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,436	64.8%
Black or African American	2,057	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	1,595	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	105	0.4%
Two or more races	845	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,835	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,468	7.7%
High school graduate	5,484	28.7%
Some college or associate's	6,404	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,939	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,811	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit6.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,748	77.2%
Carpooled	699	5.0%
Public transit	894	6.4%
Walked	152	1.1%
Bicycle	26	0.2%
Worked from home	1,341	9.6%
Other means	69	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,954	15.5%
15 to 29 min	4,246	33.7%
30 to 44 min	3,128	24.8%
45 to 59 min	1,395	11.1%
60+ min	1,865	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,462 of 26,842)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,265	70.1%
Nonfamily households	3,092	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,357	96.5%
Vacant	375	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,242	79.6%
Renter-occupied	2,115	20.4%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units20.7%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,330	68.3%
1-unit, attached	482	4.5%
2 to 4 units	357	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2,222	20.7%
20 or more units	341	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1754638
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.6067, -87.7533

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