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Forest Park, IL vs Austin, TX

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- Austin is 0% more densely populated than Forest Park.
- People are 19.2% more likely to be married in Austin.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years younger in Austin.
 Forest Park, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock944,658329,725,481
 Female Population53.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 201014,174  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock656,562285,036,114
 Population - 199014,918  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,944.893.4
 Land Area2.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Forest Park, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Forest Park, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 White54.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock33.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Forest Park, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households6,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock206,17680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,713  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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