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Charleston, IL vs Park Forest, IL

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- Park Forest is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 7.0% more likely to be married in Park Forest.
- The Median Age is 10.2 years older in Park Forest.
 Charleston, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,368329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201021,856  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,462285,036,114
 Population - 199020,398  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-10.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,307.293.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 White84.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock68.8%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, ILPark Forest, ILUnited States
 Married Population32.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married54.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households7,188  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,83480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,605  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews
Valerie · Park Forest, IL
Park Forest - It is Coming Back!
Over 9 years ago

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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Christina · Park Forest, IL
If Only It Could Come Back
Over 11 years ago

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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Jesse · Redondo Beach, CA
MEMORIES gone forever
Over 12 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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