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Population (year 2000): 28,051. Estimated
population in July 2005: 28,116 (+0.2% change)
Males: 13,977 (49.8%), Females: 14,074 (50.2%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60452
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $60,073 (year 2000)
Median house value: $149,200 (year 2000)
Races in Oak Forest:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (26.2%), German (25.0%),
Polish (18.2%), Italian (13.0%), Dutch (5.1%), English (4.6%).
Elevation: 672 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oak Forest
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oak Forest city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 7.6%
5.8% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.6% Latin
America, 1.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +973 (+3.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Oak Forest:
- OAK FOREST HOSPITAL (159TH & CICERO AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oak Forest:
- TINLEY PK MENTAL HEALTH CTR (about 5 miles; TINLEY
PARK, IL)
- PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PALOS
HEIGHTS, IL)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HAZEL CREST,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak
Forest:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 13 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 25 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Forest:
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 6 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- FRANKFORT (about 12 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; ID: C18)
- HOWELL-NEW LENOX (about 16 miles; NEW LENOX, IL; ID:
1C2)
Amtrak stations near Oak Forest:
- 7 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 17 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W.
BURLINGTON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Oak Forest:
- CAPRI OAK FOREST BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 123; Location: 15815 S ROBROY DR; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.capribeautyschool.com)
- JOHN AMICO SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 63; Location: 15301 S CICERO; Private,
for-profit)
- ADVANCED TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER INC
(Location: 15958 S CICERO AVE; Private, for-profit)
- INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS-MIDLOTHIAN
(Location: 15331 S CICERO AVE STE 1A; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oak Forest:
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE
(about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,536)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
11 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
Public high school in Oak Forest:
- OAK FOREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,447;
Location: 15201 S CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oak Forest:
- G KERKSTRA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 14950 LARAMIE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ARBOR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 597;
Location: 15900 OAK AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LEE R FOSTER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 500;
Location: 5931 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- JACK HILLE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 373;
Location: 5800 W 151ST ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALTER F FIERKE ED CENTER (Students: 298;
Location: 6535 VICTORIA DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- MORTON GINGERWOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 294;
Location: 16936 FOREST AVE; Grades: 01 - 02)
- FIELDCREST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 4100 WAGMAN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- SCARLET OAK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 278;
Location: 5731 ALBERT DR; Grades: 03 - 04)
- RIDGE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location:
5151 149TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- BRAUN EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Students: 109;
Location: 6020 W 151ST ST; Grades: 03 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Oak Forest:
- ST DAMIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 764;
Location: 5300 WEST 155TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- TRIPLE R CHILD CARE (Students: 169; Location:
5500 W 147TH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Oak Forest:
- ACORN P.L.D. (Operating income: $756,922;
Location: 15624 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE; 63,651 books;
5,362 audio materials; 3,356 video materials; 188 serial
subscriptions)
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