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Park Forest, IL vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville is 0% more densely populated than Park Forest.
- People are 29.6% more likely to be married in Jacksonville.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years younger in Jacksonville.
 Park Forest, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock937,690329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.238.4
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 Population - 201021,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock735,617285,036,114
 Population - 199024,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock25.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,254.093.4
 Land Area5.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock126.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Park Forest, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Park Forest, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 White19.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.3%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Park Forest, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.5%50.2%
 Never Married45.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households8,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock222,30880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 13 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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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