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Park Forest, IL vs University Park, IL

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- University Park is 0% more densely populated than Park Forest.
- People are 3.0% more likely to be married in University Park.
- The Median Age is 6.6 years younger in University Park.
 Park Forest, ILUniversity Park, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,239329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.438.4
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 Population - 201021,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,662285,036,114
 Population - 199024,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock671.893.4
 Land Area5.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Park Forest, ILUniversity Park, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Park Forest, ILUniversity Park, ILUnited States
 White19.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock82.3%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Park Forest, ILUniversity Park, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.6%50.2%
 Never Married45.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.792.60
 Households8,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,90180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock21.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock45.9%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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