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Union, MO vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur is 0% more densely populated than Union.
- People are 11.7% less likely to be married in Decatur.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Decatur.
 Union, MODecatur, ILUnited States
 Population12,10871,309329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%52.7%50.5%
 Male Population49.8%47.3%49.5%
 Median Age34.839.938.4
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 Population - 201010,28676,095309,327,143
 Population - 20007,75781,860285,036,114
 Population - 19905,90983,885251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now55.9%-14.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now104.7%-16.5%30.8%
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 Population Density1,331.91,685.093.4
 Land Area9.142.33,531,905.4
 Water Area0.04.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Union, MODecatur, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%6.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.3%5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%5.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.8%3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%4.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.7%5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%13.2%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.0%11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%10.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 599.0%7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%6.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.8%11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%5.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.0%3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Union, MODecatur, ILUnited States
 White89.4%67.5%59.4%
 Black2.4%23.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%1.4%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%0.2%
 Other0.0%0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%4.9%3.2%
 Hispanic3.1%2.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Union, MODecatur, ILUnited States
 Married Population48.2%42.5%49.8%
     Currently Married46.4%41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%1.4%1.8%
 Single Population51.8%57.5%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%35.7%33.8%
 Divorced11.1%14.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%7.8%5.6%
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 Household Size2.582.212.60
 Households4,61030,718124,010,992
 Family Households2,95416,33580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.2%20.5%30.5%
     Married couple, no children43.8%48.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,65614,38343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children17.3%20.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%11.4%10.8%
Reviews for Union    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This town has a bubba hillbilly mentality. The people are rude and drive terrible for a small town. The schools are are terrible as well. The weather is freezing in the  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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