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Bend, OR vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Bend.
- People are 25.2% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Merrillville.
 Bend, ORMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201076,658  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199020,469  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now397.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area33.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bend, ORMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Bend, ORMerrillville, INUnited States
 White84.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bend, ORMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population53.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households40,158  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,996  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews
Chris · Bend, OR
Ignore the 1 and 2 star reviews
Over 4 years ago

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Bob · Bend, OR
Bend used to be charming
Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Jack · Bend, OR
Bend has changed.
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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