Oak Park, Illinois

Oak Park: Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; suburb of Chicago, Illinois

About

Oak Park is a village located in the county of Cook in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population at the 2010 census was 51,878 and a population density of 4,262 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 51,852 inhabitants.

The village was created 194 years ago in 1829.

Oak Park locator map
Location of Oak Park on Illinois map.

Quick Facts about Oak Park

Population : 51,852 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Illinois (United States)
County : Cook County
Phone Area Codes : 708
Area : 12.17 km2
Official name : Oak Park
Altitude : 620 feet / 189 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1830 (194 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Chicago
Local time : 13:46:50 (28th March 2024)
Postal code : 60301
Density : 4,260 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : -0.05% (2010-2020)
Oak park lake street image
Oak park lake street
Oak park lake street image

Geography

Oak Park is located at 41°53'6"N 87°47'4"W (41.8850300, -87.7845000).

Oak Park map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Oak Park decreased by 0.05% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 51,878 - census
2011 52,013 0.26% estimation process
2012 52,099 0.17% estimation process
2013 52,254 0.3% estimation process
2014 52,138 -0.22% estimation process
2015 52,405 0.51% estimation process
2016 52,060 -0.66% estimation process
2017 52,149 0.17% estimation process
2018 52,173 0.05% estimation process
2019 52,381 0.4% estimation process
2020 51,852 -1.02% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 33,577
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 33,290
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : 0.9%
April 1, 2020 Population : 33,107
April 1, 2010 Population : 33,351
People under 5 years old, percentage : 4.0%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 15.5%
People over 65 (%) : 23.8%
Female persons, % : 51.4%
White only, percent : 83.4%
Black or African American alone, percent : 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.4%
Asians alone % : 3.7%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.1%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 3.5%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 17.6%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 74.1%
2015-2019 Veterans : 1,755
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 14.3%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 63.8%

Oak Park zip code is 60301. County name: Cook, County fips: 17031

Harlem, Noyesville, Oak Park, Oak Ridge, Ouk-Park, Оук-Парк

Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 63.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $878,300
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $3,232
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $754
2015-2019 median gross rent : $2,061
2015-2019 Households : 14,905
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.26
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 86.6%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 15.7%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 97.3%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 93.2%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 51.0%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 4.8%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 7.7%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 63.0%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 57.5%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 299,208
Total receipts/revenue for health care and social assistance in 2012 ($1,000) : 67,717
Manufacturers' total shipments in 2012 ($1,000) : 37,259
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 340,401
2012 total retail sales per capita : $9,998
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 28.5
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $99,409
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $64,416
Percentage of people living in poverty : 5.2%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 5,701
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 3,137
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,658
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,207
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 4,301
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 598
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 4,819
2010 population per square mile : 5,133.1
2010 land area in square miles : 6.50

People born in Oak Park (199)

People born in Oak Park, including actress Lois Nettleton, physicist John Robert Schrieffer, psychologist Carl Rogers, .

List

  • Busy Philipps (American actress) she was born in 25/06/1979
  • Richard David Bach (American spiritual writer) he was born in 23/06/1936
  • Carol Shields (American/Canadian author) she was born in 02/06/1935
  • John G. Avildsen (American film director) he was born in 21/12/1935
  • John Kinsella (American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder) he was born in 26/08/1952
  • Ray Kroc (American businessman) he was born in 05/10/1902
  • James Thomson (American biologist) he was born in 20/12/1958
  • Jim Cantalupo (American businessman) he was born in 14/11/1943
  • Dave Tough (American drummer) he was born in 26/04/1907
  • John Sturges (American film director (1910-1992)) he was born in 03/01/1910
  • Betty White (American actress and comedian) she was born in 17/01/1922
  • Tony Fiore (American baseball player) he was born in 12/10/1971
  • Tavi Gevinson (American writer) she was born in 21/04/1996
  • Joseph P. Kerwin (American astronaut) he was born in 19/02/1932
  • Lee Archambault (astronaut, test pilot) he was born in 25/08/1960
  • Nikos Tselios (American ice hockey player) he was born in 20/01/1979
  • Arthur L. Horwich (American biologist) he was born in 01/01/1951
  • David Santee (figure skater) he was born in 22/07/1952

Schools in Oak Park

College & universities near Oak Park, IL

Code Name City ZIP
144351 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest (IL) 60305-1499
364760 Bell Mar Beauty College Cicero (IL) 60804
148496 Dominican University River Forest (IL) 60305
146700 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park (IL) 60160-1605
149532 Triton College River Grove (IL) 60171-1995

Stations (22)

Amtrak & bus stations near Oak Park, IL

Code Name Address Type
LAG La Grange Road 25 West Burlington St. RAIL
SMT Summit Archer Ave. and South Center Ave. RAIL
CHI Chicago Union Station 225 South Canal Street RAIL
GLN Glenview station 1116 Depot St. RAIL
HMI Hammond–Whiting station 1135 South Calumet Ave. RAIL

Other places with the same name (5)

  • Oak Park , Michigan city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States with a population of 29,752 people.
  • Oak Park , Michigan city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States with a population of 29,293 people.
  • Oak Park , Georgia human settlement in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States of America with a population of 465 people.
  • Oak Park , Minnesota unincorporated community in Benton County, Minnesota with a population of 129 people.

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Hoffman Estates 50,495 A city in Cook County, Illinois.
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Distance to Other Cities

Oak Park distances to largest Illinois cities