Oak Forest, Illinois
City in Cook County, Illinois · ZIP 60452
- Cook County
- Within Bremen Township
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 17 public schools
- 26,813 (2024 estimate)Population
- 10,357Households
- $87,941Median household income
- $247,800Median home value
- 17Public schools
- 1ZIP codes
About Oak Forest
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,051 |
| 2010 | 27,962 |
| 2020 | 27,478 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $87,941 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 8,242 units
- Renter occupied
- 2,115 units
- Vacancy rate
- 3.5%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Oak Forest | Cook County | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 26,888 | 5,185,812 | 12,692,653 |
| Median household income | $87,941 | $81,797 | $81,702 |
| Median age | 40.3 | 37.8 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $247,800 | $305,200 | $250,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.1% | 41.9% | 37.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 13.4% | 21.4% | 14.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 79.6% | 57.5% | 66.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 31.1 minutes | 31.9 minutes | 28.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Elementary School | Public | 1–2 | Arbor Park SD 145 |
| Fieldcrest Elem School | Public | Pre-K–5 | Prairie-Hills ESD 144 |
| Kerkstra Elem School | Public | 1–5 | Forest Ridge SD 142 |
| Lee R Foster Elem School | Public | 1–5 | Forest Ridge SD 142 |
| Ridge Early Childhood Center | Public | Pre-K–K | Forest Ridge SD 142 |
| Scarlet Oak Elementary School | Public | 3–4 | Arbor Park SD 145 |
| Walter F Fierke Ed Center | Public | Pre-K–5 | CCSD 146 |
| Arbor Park Middle School | Public | 5–8 | Arbor Park SD 145 |
| Jack Hille Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Forest Ridge SD 142 |
| Delta Academy and Achieve | Alternative | 11–12 | Bremen CHSD 228 |
| Oak Forest High School | Public | 9–12 | Bremen CHSD 228 |
| Braun Educational Center | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
| Communication Dev Program | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
| Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
| DESTINY Program | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
| Project Challenge | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
| Southwest Coop at Morton Gingerwo | Special education | M | Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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