Oak Park, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

53,292

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

0.739% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.44%

10.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$110,820

2.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$465,500

Population & Diversity

Oak Park, IL is home to a population of 53.3k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9% of Oak Park, IL residents were born outside of the country (4.8k people).

In 2024, there were 3.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.8k people) in Oak Park, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.8k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Oak Park, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Park, IL was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Park, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Park, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.8k ± 1.26k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.5k ± 878
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.8k ± 522

9.33%

Hispanic Population

4.97k people

9.33% of the people in Oak Park, IL are hispanic (4.97k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Park, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.8k people

8.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.56k people

As of 2024, 9% of Oak Park, IL residents (4.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Park, IL was 8.56%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oak Park, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
482 ± 169
Vietnam
468 ± 155
Gulf War (1990s)
113 ± 63

Oak Park, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Park, IL.

Economy

The economy of Oak Park, IL employs 27.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Park, IL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,584 people), Educational Services (4,471 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,926 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($161,447), and Utilities ($150,156).

Employment

Occupations

27.8k

2024 Value

± 1,249

−0.724%

1 Year decline

± 6.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Park, IL declined at a rate of −0.724%, from 28k employees to 27.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Park, IL, are Management Occupations (5,102 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,827 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,826 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Park, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

27.8k

2024 Value

± 1,249

−0.724%

1 Year decline

± 6.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Park, IL declined at a rate of −0.724%, from 28k employees to 27.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Park, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,584 people), Educational Services (4,471 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,926 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Park, IL, though some of these residents may live in Oak Park, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$95,000

Median earning men ± $8,404

$70,125

Median earning women ± $3,885

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,422), Information ($126,705), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,350).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($128,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,222), and Construction ($106,650).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Park, IL was $465,500 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $456,300 to $465,500, a 2.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Park, IL is 60%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Park, IL have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Park, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$465,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,551

$14,037

Median Property Taxes

±$711

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oak Park, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Park, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60%

Homeownership

2024

58.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60% of the housing units in Oak Park, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Park, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$110,820

Median Household Income

± $3,611

23.4k

Number of Households

± 1,106

In 2024, the median household income of the 23.4k households in Oak Park, IL grew to $110,820 from the previous year's value of $108,026.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Park, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Park, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (45%)
Worked At Home (31%)
Public Transit (13.1%)

In 2024, 45% of workers in Oak Park, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31%) and those who used public transit to get to work (13.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Park, IL have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.971% of the workforce in Oak Park, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Park, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oak Park, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Park, IL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Park, IL (3.94k out of 52.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Park, IL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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