Oak Lawn

Population & Demographics

Oak Lawn, IL

Oak Lawn is home to 56,861 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,407 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
56,861
people
Population

56,861 residents

Median age 40.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Oak Lawn population & demographics

Who lives in Oak Lawn — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
56,861
Median age
40.3yrs
Median household income
$83,911
Median home value
$281,200
Median gross rent
$1,335/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.6%
Poverty rate
9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Oak Lawn

How Oak Lawn breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White63.1%
Hispanic or Latino24.0%
Black8.6%
Two or more races2.1%
Asian1.7%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Oak Lawn

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Oak Lawn.

Oak Lawn at a glance
Employed Residents
27,407
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chicago
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Oak Lawn proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Oak Lawn commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

41 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Oak Lawn

27,407 commutes, one dot at a time

Oak Lawn

Where 27,407 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Oak Lawn, by worker count.

1Chicago9.9 mi9,763
2Oak Lawn0.0 mi2,042
3Bedford Park4.3 mi606
4Alsip3.1 mi433
5Bridgeview3.3 mi418
6Orland Park9.0 mi415
7Evergreen Park2.6 mi367
8Oak Brook13.5 mi365

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Oak Lawn.

1Chicago9.9 mi5,394
2Oak Lawn0.0 mi2,042
3Orland Park9.0 mi586
4Tinley Park10.3 mi561
5Burbank2.2 mi375
6Evergreen Park2.6 mi345
7Alsip3.1 mi344
8Oak Forest7.6 mi330

Top industries

The sectors that employ Oak Lawn’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance42.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.3%
RTRetail Trade15.4%
EDEducational Services5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance2.7%
MFManufacturing2.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.3%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation2.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Oak Lawn

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Oak Lawn

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