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Park Forest, IL vs Alsip, IL

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- Alsip is 0% more densely populated than Park Forest.
- People are 36.1% more likely to be married in Alsip.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Alsip.
 Park Forest, ILAlsip, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,036329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201021,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock19,725285,036,114
 Population - 199024,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,917.493.4
 Land Area5.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Park Forest, ILAlsip, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Park Forest, ILAlsip, ILUnited States
 White19.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.5%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Park Forest, ILAlsip, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.3%50.2%
 Never Married45.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households8,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,50680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
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 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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Reviews for Alsip    2 Reviews

i live in alsip,il. i have lived here 25yrs. one of the best things about alsip is that the housing prices are reasonable compared to other comparable cities that are  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've always preferred the south suburbs compared to ever living in the dirty city of Chicago. Alsip has great apartments and great condos, but most of the residents are  More

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