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Park Forest, IL vs McHenry, IL

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- McHenry is 0% more densely populated than Park Forest.
- People are 61.4% more likely to be married in McHenry.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in McHenry.
 Park Forest, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,237329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.238.4
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 Population - 201021,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,501285,036,114
 Population - 199024,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,864.793.4
 Land Area5.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Park Forest, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%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  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Park Forest, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 White19.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Park Forest, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.6%50.2%
 Never Married45.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households8,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,35080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%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 Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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