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Carbondale, IL vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston is 0% more densely populated than Carbondale.
- People are 99.1% more likely to be married in Evanston.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years older in Evanston.
 Carbondale, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,454329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201026,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,239285,036,114
 Population - 199027,033  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,085.493.4
 Land Area17.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carbondale, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Carbondale, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 White56.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.8%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carbondale, ILEvanston, ILUnited States
 Married Population21.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married68.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households10,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,21480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.9%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 Evanston    20 Reviews
Dan · Poplar Grove, IL
parking scam!!
Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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Young · Evanston, IL
Really expensive place to live with little benefi
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Nicolas · Evanston, IL
WORST Place To Live! E-Town means no LIFE
Over 9 years ago

Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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