Oak Park

Population: 53,315
Median household income: $108,026
Median home value: $456,300

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Oak Park is a community with a population of 53,315. Its median household income of $108,026 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oak Park's population grew 2.1% from 52,233 to 53,315, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $387,300 to $456,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,315
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $108,026
Median home value: $456,300
Median gross rent: $1,456
Housing units: 24,673
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,23353,315

Median household income

$94,646$108,026

Median home value

$387,300$456,300

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,233	$94,646	$387,300	$1,175
2020	52,102	$96,945	$403,200	$1,213
2021	54,100	$98,081	$409,000	$1,303
2022	53,834	$103,264	$440,500	$1,409
2023	53,315	$108,026	$456,300	$1,456

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,982	5.6%
5 to 17	9,382	17.6%
18 to 24	3,373	6.3%
25 to 34	6,203	11.6%
35 to 44	8,249	15.5%
45 to 54	7,480	14.0%
55 to 64	6,420	12.0%
65 to 74	5,955	11.2%
75 and over	3,271	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,592	61.1%
Black or African American	10,310	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.1%
Asian	2,830	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	329	0.6%
Two or more races	2,682	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,533	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate8.5%

Some college or associate's16.2%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree38.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,030	2.7%
High school graduate	3,210	8.5%
Some college or associate's	6,101	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	12,737	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14,500	38.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone44.5%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit16.2%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home27.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,249	44.5%
Carpooled	1,356	4.9%
Public transit	4,456	16.2%
Walked	1,291	4.7%
Bicycle	325	1.2%
Worked from home	7,613	27.7%
Other means	238	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,535	17.8%
15 to 29 min	4,572	23.0%
30 to 44 min	5,864	29.4%
45 to 59 min	3,958	19.9%
60+ min	1,986	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 6.7% (3,570 of 52,981)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,044	56.1%
Nonfamily households	10,223	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,267	94.3%
Vacant	1,406	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,128	60.7%
Renter-occupied	9,139	39.3%

1-unit, detached40.0%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units21.1%

20 or more units25.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,870	40.0%
1-unit, attached	887	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2,535	10.3%
5 to 19 units	5,217	21.1%
20 or more units	6,164	25.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1754885
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8872, -87.7899

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