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Peoria, IL vs Park Forest, IL

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- Park Forest is 0% more densely populated than Peoria.
- People are 17.4% less likely to be married in Park Forest.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years older in Park Forest.
People
 Peoria, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Population113,67221,368329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%54.3%50.5%
 Male Population48.4%45.7%49.5%
 Median Age35.63738.4
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 Population - 2010114,97221,985309,327,143
 Population - 2000112,93623,462285,036,114
 Population - 1990113,50424,656251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-3.1%-10.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.6%-15.1%30.8%
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 Population Density2,356.84,307.293.4
 Land Area48.25.03,531,905.4
 Water Area2.40.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Peoria, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%5.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.5%7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%6.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.6%5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%2.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.8%4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%15.4%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.2%14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%12.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.6%5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%6.0%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.1%9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%3.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.5%1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Peoria, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 White55.5%19.4%59.4%
 Black26.7%68.8%12.2%
 Asian6.4%0.4%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%1.6%3.2%
 Hispanic6.8%8.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Peoria, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Married Population41.6%34.4%49.8%
     Currently Married40.4%32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population58.4%65.7%50.2%
 Never Married40.9%45.6%33.8%
 Divorced11.5%13.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%6.3%5.6%
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 Household Size2.302.582.60
 Households47,7348,038124,010,992
 Family Households25,8554,83480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%27.5%30.5%
     Married couple, no children38.7%26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,8793,20443,255,233
     Single householder, w/children22.3%26.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%20.0%10.8%

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 11 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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