Oak Lawn is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 56,286 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Oak Lawn is the 22nd largest community in Illinois.

Oak Lawn real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Oak Lawn house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Oak Lawn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Oak Lawn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.19 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Oak Lawn is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Oak Lawn area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The overall education level of Oak Lawn citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.26% of adults in Oak Lawn have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Oak Lawn in 2018 was $38,432, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,728 for a family of four. However, Oak Lawn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oak Lawn is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Oak Lawn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Lawn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oak Lawn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.83% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oak Lawn include Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Oak Lawn's cultural character, accounting for 16.41% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Oak Lawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.