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Bethesda, MD vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign is 0% more densely populated than Bethesda.
- People are 42.8% less likely to be married in Champaign.
- The Median Age is 16.1 years younger in Champaign.
 Bethesda, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,343329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
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 Population - 201058,537  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,518285,036,114
 Population - 199062,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,869.493.4
 Land Area13.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bethesda, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Bethesda, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 White70.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.7%12.2%
 Asian11.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bethesda, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Married Population60.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married26.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households26,930  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,07280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,401  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews
AC · Bethesda, MD
My Honest Review On Bethesda Maryland
Over 3 years ago

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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juan · Bethesda, MD
Bethesda expensive place to liove
Over 10 years ago

Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Deborah · Bethesda, MD
Great schools, good eating, nice blend of burbs an
Over 17 years ago

Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  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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