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Berkeley, CA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign is 0% more densely populated than Berkeley.
- People are 1.6% more likely to be married in Champaign.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Champaign.
 Berkeley, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,343329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
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 Population - 2010112,938  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,518285,036,114
 Population - 1990102,724  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,869.493.4
 Land Area10.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Berkeley, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Berkeley, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 White53.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.7%12.2%
 Asian20.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Berkeley, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married55.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households44,195  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,07280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,554  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews
Sean · Berkeley, CA
Everything you wanted to know about Berkeley
Over 4 years ago

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Madeline · Berkeley, CA
Best climate
Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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ms local · Oakland, CA
No more hippie love here
Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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