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Oak Park IL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	52,524	632 (of 25,150) (97%)	25 (of 1313) (98%)
Average Income	$59,183	2,537 (90%)	164 (88%)
Median House Value	$231,300	1,462 (94%)	63 (95%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	68.8%	21,173 (of 25,150) (16%)	1,239 (of 1313) (6%)
% Black Population	22.4%	2,524 (90%)	70 (95%)
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	6,477 (74%)	218 (83%)
% Asian Population	4.1%	1,504 (94%)	77 (94%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,004 (44%)	563 (57%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	94.4%	1,647 (of 25,150) (93%)	71 (of 1313) (95%)
% College Graduates	62.1%	444 (98%)	26 (98%)
% Never Married	33.5%	2,161 (91%)	53 (96%)
% Married	49.3%	20,131 (20%)	1,176 (10%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,218 (59%)	265 (80%)
% Divorced	10.0%	12,412 (51%)	617 (53%)
% Foreign Born	9.8%	3,201 (87%)	127 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	23,723	541 (of 25,150) (98%)	18 (of 1313) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	66.0%	814 (97%)	35 (97%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.9%	5,847 (77%)	257 (80%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	13,709 (45%)	889 (32%)
% Households with No Car	12.5%	4,333 (83%)	100 (92%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	5.9%	24,183 (4%)	1,296 (1%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.4%	2,372 (91%)	98 (93%)
Median House Value	$231,300	1,462 (94%)	63 (95%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.0%	12,423 (51%)	583 (56%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	5.0%	1,864 (93%)	88 (93%)
Average Monthly Rent	$710	3,525 (86%)	180 (86%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	75.2%	1,745 (of 25,150) (93%)	113 (of 1313) (91%)
% Drive Alone to Work	60.8%	23,398 (7%)	1,287 (2%)
% Take Public Transportation	21.8%	108 (100%)	6 (100%)
% Walk to Work	4.0%	7,859 (69%)	273 (79%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	30.3	4,560 (82%)	287 (78%)
% Households making less than $10,000	5.7%	18,307 (27%)	794 (40%)
% Households making over $200,000	6.6%	1,257 (95%)	68 (95%)
Median Household Income	$59,183	2,537 (90%)	164 (88%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.3%	17,772 (29%)	841 (36%)
Per Capita Income	$36,340	1,087 (96%)	53 (96%)
Male Worker Income	$51,807	1,718 (93%)	114 (91%)
Female Worker Income	$40,847	920 (96%)	43 (97%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	3.6%	18,880 (25%)	874 (33%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	5.6%	19,155 (24%)	841 (36%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Chicago, Illinois	6 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Union, New Jersey	0.91
Folsom, California	0.90
Glendora, California	0.90
White Plains, New York	0.89
Medford, Massachusetts	0.89
Shoreline, Washington	0.89
Tracy, California	0.88
Mount Prospect, Illinois	0.88
Annandale, Virginia	0.88
Aspen Hill, Maryland	0.87

Oak Park IL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	6,417	68
Other Fuel Fueled Households	401	69
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	15,654	85
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	21.8%	108
Czech People	1,238	118

Oak Park IL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	15,654	2
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	19	2
No Fueled Households	322	2
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	6,417	3
Other Fuel Fueled Households	401	3

Oak Park IL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	10.4%	24,565
Percent of Households with Three or More Cars	5.9%	24,183
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	2.8%	23,951
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	40.9%	23,703
Average Household Size of Renter Occupied Units	2	23,535

Oak Park IL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Percent of Households with Three or More Cars	5.9%	1,296
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	10.4%	1,287
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	60.8%	1,287
Percent Family Households	56.2%	1,283
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	40.9%	1,276

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Statistic	Oak Park IL	Union, New Jersey
Total Population	52,524	54,405
Average Age	36.0	38.7
Average Income	$59,183	$59,173
Median House Value	$231,300	$172,900
% White Population	68.8%	67.7%
% Black Population	22.4%	19.8%
% Asian Population	4.1%	7.7%
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	8.9%

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