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Park Forest, IL vs Thornton, IL

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Park Forest.
- People are 14.4% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Thornton.
 Park Forest, ILThornton, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,299329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 201021,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,582285,036,114
 Population - 199024,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock968.093.4
 Land Area5.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Park Forest, ILThornton, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%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  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Park Forest, ILThornton, ILUnited States
 White19.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock26.5%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  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Park Forest, ILThornton, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households8,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock59280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  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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