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Belvidere, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Belvidere.
- People are 17.0% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in Bloomington.
 Belvidere, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201025,598  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199015,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now55.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area12.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Belvidere, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Belvidere, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 White60.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Belvidere, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population42.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households9,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,364  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 17 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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