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Berkeley, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than Berkeley.
- People are 38.4% less likely to be married in West Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 10.6 years younger in West Lafayette.
 Berkeley, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,515329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.538.4
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 Population - 2010112,938  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,778285,036,114
 Population - 1990102,724  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,277.793.4
 Land Area10.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Berkeley, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock25.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Berkeley, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 White53.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian20.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Berkeley, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.9%50.2%
 Never Married55.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock2.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households44,195  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,50680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,554  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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