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Bloomington, IL vs Des Plaines, IL

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- Des Plaines is 0% more densely populated than Bloomington.
- People are 10.3% more likely to be married in Des Plaines.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Des Plaines.
 Bloomington, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,413329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
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 Population - 201076,809  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,720285,036,114
 Population - 199051,972  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now48.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,211.793.4
 Land Area27.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bloomington, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Bloomington, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bloomington, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Married Population49.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.642.60
 Households33,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,33580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,242  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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