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Oak Forest, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,493 (it was $145,900 in 2000)
Oak Forest:

$238,493
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,640 - $290,079

Total population: 28,174 (Urban population: 27,955, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 10,537 (10,208 occupied: 8,296 owner occupied, 2,085 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

20%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,865 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $159,306.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,132 (lower quartile is $898, upper quartile is $1,388)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $923


Median gross rent in Oak Forest, IL in 2022: $1,256

Housing units in Oak Forest with a mortgage: 5,560 (444 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 358 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,772

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,958

Median monthly housing costs: $1,435

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Oak Forest, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 26,594
  • Male householders: 5,174 (1,032 living alone), Female householders: 4,764 (1,255 living alone)
  • 5,817 spouses (5,770 opposite-sex spouses), 543 unmarried partners, (543 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,113 children (7,371 natural, 165 adopted, 576 stepchildren), 525 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 264 parents, 13 foster children, 611 other relatives, 468 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 47

Size of family households: 2,998 2-persons, 1,865 3-persons, 1,313 4-persons, 690 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 162 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,457 1-person, 574 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

3,697 married couples with children.
1,304 single-parent households (521 men, 783 women).

81.8% of residents of Oak Forest speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,830 (10.6%)
(46.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • 41no bedroom
  • 1911 bedroom
  • 1,2802 bedrooms
  • 4,5313 bedrooms
  • 1,8374 bedrooms
  • 4185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • 147no bedroom
  • 5381 bedroom
  • 8552 bedrooms
  • 4183 bedrooms
  • 1144 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 187no vehicle
  • 1,9911 vehicle
  • 3,8462 vehicles
  • 1,4343 vehicles
  • 6304 vehicles
  • 2095+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Forest in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Forest in renter-occupied apartments
  • 269no vehicle
  • 1,1731 vehicle
  • 5312 vehicles
  • 1133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • 411 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 963 rooms
  • 7654 rooms
  • 1,2185 rooms
  • 2,0116 rooms
  • 1,7307 rooms
  • 1,1278 rooms
  • 1,3099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • 751 room
  • 1002 rooms
  • 5243 rooms
  • 4874 rooms
  • 3365 rooms
  • 2566 rooms
  • 1347 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 709+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Oak Forest, IL
Oak Forest city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Oak Forest, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Oak Forest, IL in 2022
  • 238Less than $10,000
  • 266$10,000 to $19,999
  • 593$20,000 to $29,999
  • 624$30,000 to $39,999
  • 453$40,000 to $49,999
  • 640$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,510$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,483$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,273$100,000 to $124,999
  • 999$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,302$150,000 to $199,999
  • 962$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Oak Forest, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Oak Forest, IL in 2022
  • 44Less than $10,000
  • 61$10,000 to $14,999
  • 28$20,000 to $24,999
  • 54$25,000 to $29,999
  • 48$30,000 to $34,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$60,000 to $69,999
  • 44$70,000 to $79,999
  • 131$80,000 to $89,999
  • 43$90,000 to $99,999
  • 356$100,000 to $124,999
  • 401$125,000 to $149,999
  • 660$150,000 to $174,999
  • 548$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,093$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,738$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,657$300,000 to $399,999
  • 142$400,000 to $499,999
  • 75$500,000 to $749,999
  • 11$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Oak Forest, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oak Forest, IL in 2022
  • 20$150 to $199
  • 21$200 to $249
  • 12$450 to $499
  • 12$600 to $649
  • 105$650 to $699
  • 48$700 to $749
  • 300$800 to $899
  • 115$900 to $999
  • 636$1,000 to $1,249
  • 338$1,250 to $1,499
  • 218$1,500 to $1,999
  • 100$2,000 to $2,499
  • 189No cash rent
Work and jobs in Oak Forest: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,929 (13.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 203
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 915
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 795
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,535
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,036
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 616
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,755
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 411
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 580
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,139
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,661
  • 90 or more minutes: 370
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oak Forest

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,030 (60.7%)
  • Carpooled: 623 (9.4%)
  • Bus: 15 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 5 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 210 (3.2%)
  • Bicycle: 36 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 187 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,929 (29.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 12.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 15.8%Males
  • 5.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 15.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 9.1%Females
Races in Oak Forest detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oak Forest, Illinois
  • 1,3822010 or later
  • 2612000 to 2009
  • 7091990 to 1999
  • 4031980 to 1989
  • 1861970 to 1979
  • 411Before 1970
Ancestries in Oak Forest, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,406 (13.0%)
  • Polish: 1,170 (10.8%)
  • German: 985 (9.1%)
  • Italian: 622 (5.7%)
  • Palestinian: 470 (4.3%)
  • American: 334 (3.1%)
  • Czech: 240 (2.2%)
  • English: 211 (1.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 162 (1.5%)
  • Dutch: 154 (1.4%)
  • European: 151 (1.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 99 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 61 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 56 (0.5%)
  • Jordanian: 55 (0.5%)
  • Arab: 49 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 48 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 47 (0.4%)
  • Croatian: 46 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 43 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 39 (0.4%)
  • Austrian: 34 (0.3%)
  • Slovak: 25 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 20 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 18 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 17 (0.2%)
  • African: 17 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 14 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 14 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 5 (0.05%)
  • British: 2 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Oak Forest:

29.8% (843)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

India
Oak Forest:

27.4% (776)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Philippines
Oak Forest:

10.6% (299)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Poland
Oak Forest:

5.8% (165)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Jordan
Oak Forest:

4.8% (137)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,827)

Nigeria
Oak Forest:

3.4% (97)
Illinois:

1.2% (21,186)

Italy
Oak Forest:

1.7% (48)
Illinois:

0.9% (15,679)

Pakistan
Oak Forest:

1.6% (46)
Illinois:

1.6% (29,519)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 21,006
  • Other state: 2,290
  • Northeast: 348
  • Midwest: 1,192
  • South: 468
  • West: 301

90.4% of Oak Forest residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23.1% lived in Illinois.


Oak Forest:

90.4%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 125
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 25
  • 5th and 6th grade: 24
  • 7th and 8th grade: 38
  • 9th grade: 21
  • 10th grade: 85
  • 11th grade: 77
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 264
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,738
  • Less than 1 year of college: 840
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,220
  • Associate degree: 690
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,173
  • Master's degree: 519
  • Professional school degree: 128
  • Doctorate degree: 43
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 155
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 79
  • 9th grade: 67
  • 10th grade: 79
  • 11th grade: 32
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 219
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,291
  • Less than 1 year of college: 917
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,563
  • Associate degree: 1,122
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,042
  • Master's degree: 1,025
  • Professional school degree: 53
  • Doctorate degree: 74
Educational Attainment for Females
Oak Forest marital status for males
Oak Forest marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,609
  • One, attached: 391
  • Two: 37
  • 3 or 4: 164
  • 5 to 9: 823
  • 10 to 19: 1,132
  • 20 to 49: 272
  • 50 or more: 106
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Oak Forest
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Oak Forest, IL
  • 93.4%Utility gas
  • 4.5%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oak Forest, IL
  • 74.3%Utility gas
  • 23.6%Electricity
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 267
Here:

9.4%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
Here:

3.2%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 350
Here:

26.1%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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