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Oak Park, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $452,049 (it was $206,100 in 2000)
Oak Park:

$452,049
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $291,927 - $631,460

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $576,134
Here:

$576,134
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $358,496
Here:

$358,496
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $403,051
Here:

$403,051
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,140
Here:

$231,140
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,049
Here:

$195,049
State:

$318,887

Total population: 52,008 (All urban)

Houses: 24,813 (23,444 occupied: 14,191 owner occupied, 9,653 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

33%

Housing density: 5,278 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $212,177.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,309 (lower quartile is $1,044, upper quartile is $1,893)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,584


Median gross rent in Oak Park, IL in 2022: $1,402

Housing units in Oak Park with a mortgage: 10,008 (1,132 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 1,008 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 454

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $159,163

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $106,377

Median monthly housing costs: $1,847

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Oak Park, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 52,638
  • Male householders: 10,219 (3,154 living alone), Female householders: 12,606 (5,544 living alone)
  • 9,792 spouses (9,660 opposite-sex spouses), 1,461 unmarried partners, (1,282 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,140 children (14,131 natural, 572 adopted, 435 stepchildren), 840 grandchildren, 276 brothers or sisters, 419 parents, 0 foster children, 219 other relatives, 1,196 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 464

Size of family households: 5,670 2-persons, 2,814 3-persons, 3,265 4-persons, 880 5-persons, 325 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,344 1-person, 1,385 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 7 6-persons.

8,505 married couples with children.
2,402 single-parent households (581 men, 1,821 women).

86.1% of residents of Oak Park speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,395 (8.3%)
(69.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Park, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 47no bedroom
  • 1,2411 bedroom
  • 3,1662 bedrooms
  • 4,8573 bedrooms
  • 3,3284 bedrooms
  • 1,5535+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Park, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1,018no bedroom
  • 4,9161 bedroom
  • 2,8802 bedrooms
  • 6003 bedrooms
  • 1144 bedrooms
  • 1255+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Park in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Park in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 572no vehicle
  • 6,0081 vehicle
  • 6,3932 vehicles
  • 1,0383 vehicles
  • 1214 vehicles
  • 605+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Park in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Park in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,407no vehicle
  • 5,8231 vehicle
  • 1,2562 vehicles
  • 913 vehicles
  • 764 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Park, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 371 room
  • 1442 rooms
  • 3573 rooms
  • 1,3774 rooms
  • 2,0085 rooms
  • 2,1496 rooms
  • 2,3817 rooms
  • 1,8448 rooms
  • 3,8959+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Park, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 7701 room
  • 7852 rooms
  • 2,5233 rooms
  • 2,2934 rooms
  • 1,8455 rooms
  • 9266 rooms
  • 2287 rooms
  • 968 rooms
  • 1879+ 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 Park, IL
Oak Park village income, earnings, and wages data

  • Oak Park, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Oak Park, IL in 2022
  • 1,088Less than $10,000
  • 1,212$10,000 to $19,999
  • 950$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,037$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,239$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,182$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,082$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,976$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,266$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,845$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,631$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,219$200,000 or more

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

  • Distribution of house value in Oak Park, IL in 2022
  • 28Less than $10,000
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$30,000 to $34,999
  • 52$35,000 to $39,999
  • 16$50,000 to $59,999
  • 27$60,000 to $69,999
  • 95$70,000 to $79,999
  • 93$80,000 to $89,999
  • 88$90,000 to $99,999
  • 299$100,000 to $124,999
  • 405$125,000 to $149,999
  • 372$150,000 to $174,999
  • 428$175,000 to $199,999
  • 840$200,000 to $249,999
  • 804$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,317$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,759$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,687$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,511$750,000 to $999,999
  • 237$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 57$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 74$2,000,000 or more

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

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oak Park, IL in 2022
  • 59Less than $100
  • 15$100 to $149
  • 52$150 to $199
  • 137$200 to $249
  • 34$250 to $299
  • 51$300 to $349
  • 102$350 to $399
  • 159$400 to $449
  • 82$450 to $499
  • 62$500 to $549
  • 14$550 to $599
  • 25$600 to $649
  • 100$700 to $749
  • 160$750 to $799
  • 305$800 to $899
  • 511$900 to $999
  • 2,401$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,620$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,488$1,500 to $1,999
  • 907$2,000 to $2,499
  • 459$2,500 to $2,999
  • 296$3,000 to $3,499
  • 313$3,500 or more
  • 168No cash rent
Work and jobs in Oak Park: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.6%
Number of people working at home: 8,586 (30.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 466
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,219
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,879
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,276
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,129
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,184
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,308
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,079
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,667
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,998
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,790
  • 90 or more minutes: 316
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oak Park

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,845 (52.7%)
  • Carpooled: 1,486 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 556 (2.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 190 (0.8%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 31 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 274 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 329 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 1,006 (4.5%)
  • Worked at home: 8,586 (38.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 9.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 2.1%Females
Races in Oak Park detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oak Park, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1,3432010 or later
  • 6432000 to 2009
  • 9361990 to 1999
  • 8681980 to 1989
  • 8761970 to 1979
  • 983Before 1970
Ancestries in Oak Park, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,874 (8.4%)
  • German: 1,513 (6.8%)
  • European: 1,012 (4.5%)
  • Polish: 843 (3.8%)
  • Italian: 793 (3.6%)
  • American: 771 (3.5%)
  • English: 585 (2.6%)
  • Dutch: 222 (1.0%)
  • African: 207 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 196 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 192 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 143 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 142 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 136 (0.6%)
  • Scandinavian: 122 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 119 (0.5%)
  • British: 103 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 98 (0.4%)
  • Latvian: 97 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 97 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 89 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 81 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 81 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 70 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 68 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 67 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 62 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 54 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 54 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 47 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 46 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 42 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 42 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 40 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 37 (0.2%)
  • Cape Verdean: 37 (0.2%)
  • French: 27 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 26 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 25 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 24 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 21 (0.09%)
  • Albanian: 21 (0.09%)
  • Israeli: 19 (0.09%)
  • Cajun: 15 (0.07%)
  • Barbadian: 14 (0.06%)
  • Egyptian: 13 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 13 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 11 (0.05%)
  • Austrian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Estonian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Assyrian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 6 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 6 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 6 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 3 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Oak Park:

11.0% (485)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Philippines
Oak Park:

10.2% (450)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

India
Oak Park:

8.5% (372)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Germany
Oak Park:

5.5% (241)
Illinois:

1.0% (18,753)

Korea
Oak Park:

5.0% (221)
Illinois:

2.2% (40,393)

Colombia
Oak Park:

4.0% (175)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,553)

Poland
Oak Park:

3.8% (165)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oak Park:

3.6% (157)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

Japan
Oak Park:

2.5% (110)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,943)

Iran
Oak Park:

2.3% (99)
Illinois:

0.4% (6,922)

Italy
Oak Park:

2.2% (96)
Illinois:

0.9% (15,679)

Brazil
Oak Park:

2.2% (95)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,778)

Azerbaijan
Oak Park:

2.2% (95)
Illinois:

0.0% (670)

Nepal
Oak Park:

2.1% (91)
Illinois:

0.2% (3,231)

South Africa
Oak Park:

2.0% (86)
Illinois:

0.2% (2,988)

Guatemala
Oak Park:

1.9% (82)
Illinois:

1.3% (22,793)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Oak Park:

1.6% (70)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,671)

Pakistan
Oak Park:

1.5% (68)
Illinois:

1.6% (29,519)

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

  • This state: 31,604
  • Other state: 15,882
  • Northeast: 3,241
  • Midwest: 6,912
  • South: 3,880
  • West: 1,944

86.1% of Oak Park residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40.4% lived in Illinois.


Oak Park:

86.1%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 47
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 70
  • 9th grade: 76
  • 10th grade: 77
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 123
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,427
  • Less than 1 year of college: 520
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,368
  • Associate degree: 859
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,697
  • Master's degree: 3,890
  • Professional school degree: 1,439
  • Doctorate degree: 1,279
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 91
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 50
  • 7th and 8th grade: 141
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 22
  • 11th grade: 127
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 131
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,636
  • Less than 1 year of college: 499
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,929
  • Associate degree: 990
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,988
  • Master's degree: 6,241
  • Professional school degree: 1,300
  • Doctorate degree: 830
Educational Attainment for Females
Oak Park marital status for males
Oak Park marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,069
  • One, attached: 830
  • Two: 1,463
  • 3 or 4: 934
  • 5 to 9: 2,722
  • 10 to 19: 2,371
  • 20 to 49: 3,360
  • 50 or more: 3,060
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Oak Park
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Oak Park, IL
  • 87.9%Utility gas
  • 9.4%Electricity
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oak Park, IL
  • 61.3%Utility gas
  • 28.2%Electricity
  • 3.7%Other fuel
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 633
Here:

11.6%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 159
Here:

5.5%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 751
Here:

37.2%
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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