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Carbondale, IL vs Conway, AR

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- Conway is 0% more densely populated than Carbondale.
- People are 94.0% more likely to be married in Conway.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Conway.
 Carbondale, ILConway, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock63,746329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.138.4
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 Population - 201026,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock43,167285,036,114
 Population - 199027,033  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock57.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,387.493.4
 Land Area17.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carbondale, ILConway, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Carbondale, ILConway, ARUnited States
 White56.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.5%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carbondale, ILConway, ARUnited States
 Married Population21.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married68.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households10,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews
Amelia · Carbondale, IL
Grew up Here, Went to College Here, Have a Career
Over 9 years ago

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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voozler · Carbondale, IL
The Dale
Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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Abhd · Fairview Heights, IL
Disagree with the other opinions
Over 17 years ago

All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews
Amanda · Conway, AR
Humid!!
Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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Linda · Conway, AR
Housing is Affordable; watch out for personal prop
Over 11 years ago

We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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Jamie  · Conway, AR
Conway, AR is hard to beat by any measure
Over 15 years ago

It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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