Oak Park

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  2. Oak Park Statistics
  3. Oak Park Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Oak Park Employment Information
  5. Oak Park Family Information
  6. Oak Park Education Information
  7. Oak Park Business Information
  8. Oak Park Public Benefits Information
  9. Oak Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Oak Park Zip Codes


Oak Park Legal Resources Back to top

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Oak Park Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 29,793
  • Land Area (2000): 13.008 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 24.7186 (-4.0) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.2186 (23.5) / 83.3186 (28.5)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,167
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 805
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 32 inches
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Houses (2000): 11,370
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,333
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 1,030
Oak Park Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Employment Information Back to top
Oak Park Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 15,656 14,533 1,123 7.17% 72
1991 15,712 14,318 1,394 8.87% 89
1992 16,055 14,648 1,407 8.77% 88
1993 16,148 15,003 1,144 7.09% 71
1994 16,267 15,402 865 5.32% 53
1995 16,453 15,725 728 4.42% 44
1996 16,744 16,015 729 4.35% 44
1997 17,002 16,366 636 3.74% 37
1998 17,206 16,607 598 3.48% 35
1999 17,505 16,910 596 3.40% 34
2000 15,134 14,460 675 4.46% 44
2001 15,028 14,020 1,007 6.70% 67
2002 14,808 13,621 1,186 8.01% 80
2003 14,650 13,411 1,239 8.46% 85
2004 14,493 13,247 1,246 8.60% 86
2005 14,427 13,167 1,260 8.73% 87
2006 14,300 13,041 1,260 8.81% 88
2007 14,198 12,848 1,349 9.50% 95
2008 14,170 12,711 1,458 10.29% 103
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 13,989 12,589 1,400 10.01% 100
Feb 2008 14,025 12,714 1,311 9.35% 93
Mar 2008 14,063 12,647 1,416 10.07% 101
Apr 2008 13,773 12,616 1,157 8.40% 84
May 2008 14,213 12,663 1,550 10.91% 109
Jun 2008 14,537 12,778 1,759 12.10% 121
Jul 2008 14,385 12,795 1,590 11.05% 111
Aug 2008 14,394 12,871 1,523 10.58% 106
Sep 2008 14,150 12,730 1,420 10.04% 100
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Oak Park Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,006 14.95%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 423 6.29%
3. Health Care 414 6.15%
4. Educational Services 333 4.95%
5. Construction 325 4.83%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 307 4.56%
7. Finance and Insurance 287 4.27%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 279 4.15%
9. Public Administration 182 2.70%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 179 2.66%
11. Repair and Maintenance 147 2.18%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 143 2.13%
13. Other Transportation 140 2.08%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 139 2.07%
15. Metal Manufactuing 116 1.72%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 113 1.68%
17. U.S. Postal Service 105 1.56%
18. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 104 1.55%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 103 1.53%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 101 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,146 16.94%
2. Educational Services 815 12.05%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 600 8.87%
4. Finance and Insurance 588 8.69%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 397 5.87%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 263 3.89%
7. Public Administration 249 3.68%
8. Social Assistance 218 3.22%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 197 2.91%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 182 2.69%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 180 2.66%
12. Department and Other General Stores 148 2.19%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 126 1.86%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 114 1.68%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 105 1.55%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 95 1.40%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 91 1.34%
18. U.S. Postal Service 85 1.26%
19. Metal Manufactuing 71 1.05%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 70 1.03%

Oak Park Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 351 5.22%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 346 5.14%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 312 4.64%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 298 4.43%
5. Other Production Occupations 284 4.22%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 252 3.74%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 243 3.61%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 240 3.57%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 230 3.42%
10. Engineers 228 3.39%
11. Computer Specialists 215 3.20%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 211 3.14%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 193 2.87%
14. Other Management Occupations 181 2.69%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 130 1.93%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 124 1.84%
17. Business Operations Specialists 121 1.80%
18. Cashiers 118 1.75%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 112 1.66%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 99 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 443 6.55%
2. Secretaries and Admins 421 6.22%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 346 5.11%
4. Business Operations Specialists 263 3.89%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 260 3.84%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 253 3.74%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 230 3.40%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 224 3.31%
9. Other Management Occupations 212 3.13%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 205 3.03%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 203 3.00%
12. Computer Specialists 198 2.93%
13. Registered Nurses 195 2.88%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 175 2.59%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 151 2.23%
16. Cashiers 150 2.22%
17. Customer Service Representatives 149 2.20%
18. Child Care Workers 147 2.17%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 145 2.14%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 129 1.91%

Oak Park Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 12,473 55.88%
15-35 hours 2,675 11.98%
1-14 hours 719 3.22%
No regular hours 6,456 28.92%

Oak Park Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 435 3.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM 356 2.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 300 2.33%
6 AM-6:29 AM 815 6.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 905 7.04%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,620 12.60%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,059 16.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,521 11.83%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 978 7.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,207 9.39%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 440 3.42%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 197 1.53%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,169 9.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM 851 6.62%

Oak Park Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 271 2.11%
5-9 977 7.60%
10-14 1,296 10.08%
15-19 2,171 16.89%
20-24 2,667 20.75%
25-29 1,124 8.75%
30-34 2,429 18.90%
35-39 516 4.01%
40-44 414 3.22%
45-59 499 3.88%
60-89 260 2.02%
At least 90 229 1.78%

Oak Park Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 47 0.37% 8,459 65.81%
30-44 11 0.09% 3,348 26.05%
45-59 21 0.16% 478 3.72%
At least 60 71 0.55% 418 3.25%

Oak Park Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 25 0.19%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,253 9.52%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 11,106 84.37%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 56 0.43%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 150 1.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 263 2.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 311 2.36%

Oak Park Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 11,091 (29,770 people)
Families (2000): 7,630 (25,262 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,603
People at same address in 1995: 17,411
Oak Park Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 810 7.30%
$10,000-$14,999 632 5.70%
$15,000-$19,999 516 4.65%
$20,000-$24,999 509 4.59%
$25,000-$29,999 621 5.60%
$30,000-$34,999 721 6.50%
$35,000-$39,999 569 5.13%
$40,000-$44,999 656 5.91%
$45,000-$49,999 658 5.93%
$50,000-$59,999 1,199 10.81%
$60,000-$74,999 1,424 12.84%
$75,000-$99,999 1,408 12.69%
$100,000-$124,999 730 6.58%
$125,000-$149,999 311 2.80%
$150,000-$199,999 170 1.53%
$200,000 or more 157 1.42%

Oak Park Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,952 26.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,806 25.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 453 4.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,924 17.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 76 0.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,445 13.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 21 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 772 6.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 340 3.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 309 2.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Oak Park Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,236 30.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,622 12.05%
Public Assistance 573 1.91%
Retirement 1,695 5.64%
Self Employment 897 2.98%
Social Security 2,774 9.23%
Supplemental Security 697 2.32%
Wage / Salary 9,028 30.04%
Other 1,530 5.09%

Oak Park Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,516 49.83%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,533 50.17%

Oak Park Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 938 9.04%
Color 1 Box Married 5,408 52.10%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,808 36.68%
Color 3 Box Widowed 227 2.19%

Oak Park Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,752 14.11%
Color 1 Box Married 5,665 45.63%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,544 28.54%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,455 11.72%

Oak Park Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Education Information Back to top
Oak Park Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,246 5.82%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,865 13.39%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,938 23.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,634 26.32%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,409 6.58%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,446 16.10%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,864 8.71%

Oak Park Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 345 1.16% 311 1.04% 656 2.20%
Kindergarten 242 0.81% 117 0.39% 359 1.20%
Grades 1-4 1,621 5.44% 476 1.60% 2,097 7.04%
Grades 5-8 1,648 5.53% 451 1.51% 2,099 7.05%
Grades 9-12 1,770 5.94% 395 1.33% 2,165 7.27%
Undergrad college 1,344 4.51% 440 1.48% 1,784 5.99%
Graduate or professional school 329 1.10% 104 0.35% 433 1.45%
Total 7,299 24.50% 2,294 7.70% 9,593 32.20%

Oak Park Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $457,999,000
Retail sales (2002): $245,532,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $21,398,000
Oak Park Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Public Benefits Information Back to top
Oak Park Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 26,924 90.61%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,789 9.39%

Oak Park Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Oak Park Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,467 14.99%
10-19 Years 4,656 15.63%
20-29 Years 3,731 12.52%
30-39 Years 4,472 15.01%
40-49 Years 4,559 15.30%
50-59 Years 3,350 11.24%
60-69 Years 1,740 5.84%
70-79 Years 1,861 6.25%
80-89 Years 839 2.82%
90+ Years 118 0.40%

Oak Park Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,947 46.81%
Color 1 Box Female 15,846 53.19%

Oak Park Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,813 46.36%
Color 1 Box African-American 13,622 45.72%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,179 3.96%
Color 2 Box Asian 645 2.16%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 381 1.28%
Color 6 Box Other Race 98 0.33%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 50 0.17%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.02%

Oak Park Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Assyrian / Chaldean / Syriac 1,864 12.10%
2. Polish 1,710 11.10%
3. German 1,524 9.89%
4. Russian 1,445 9.38%
5. United States Or American 1,184 7.69%
6. Irish 1,026 6.66%
7. English 861 5.59%
8. Italian 659 4.28%
9. French Non-Basque 480 3.12%
10. Iraqi 412 2.67%

Oak Park Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 22,625 86.07%
2. Arabic 770 2.93%
3. Russian 681 2.59%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 442 1.68%
5. Yiddish 359 1.37%
6. Vietnamese 304 1.16%
7. Tagalog 209 0.80%
8. Hebrew 134 0.51%
9. African 130 0.49%
10. French 96 0.37%

Oak Park Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 25,367 85.14%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,260 7.59%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,166 7.27%

Oak Park Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Oak Park Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Oak Park Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48237