COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olympia Fields vs Park Forest
PLACE A
Olympia Fields, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Park Forest, Illinois
Olympia Fields is 78% smaller than Park Forest. Olympia Fields earns more, with a median household income $62,803 higher.
OLYMPIA FIELDSPARK FORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population4,59321,079−78% vs Park Forest
Population density1,5634,249−2,686
Population growth-5.4%-1.3%−4.1 pts
Median age46.636.9+9.7
Male43.4%45.0%−1.7 pts
Female56.6%55.0%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born3.8%7.3%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.1%19.7%−2.6 pts
Black75.7%67.4%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%9.7%−8.9 pts
Asian1.9%0.3%+1.5 pts
Other4.6%2.9%+1.7 pts
Median household income$123,875$61,072+$62,803
Per capita income$56,655$30,021+$26,634
Poverty rate13.7%17.6%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.410+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%24.3%+26.1 pts
Graduate degree24.5%8.8%+15.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%8.7%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation56.1%62.5%−6.3 pts
Median home value$329,000$115,300+$213,700
Median gross rent$3,501$1,365+$2,136
Owner-occupied88.8%65.8%+23.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%8.1%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households94.5%44.4%+50.1 pts
Average commute42.831.8+11.0
Worked from home20.7%7.6%+13.0 pts
Public transit to work7.3%5.1%+2.2 pts
Uninsured2.4%9.0%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025