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Carbondale, IL vs Gary, IN

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- Gary is 0% more densely populated than Carbondale.
- People are 36.9% more likely to be married in Gary.
- The Median Age is 12.3 years older in Gary.
 Carbondale, ILGary, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,739329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201026,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,746285,036,114
 Population - 199027,033  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-27.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,402.793.4
 Land Area17.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carbondale, ILGary, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Carbondale, ILGary, INUnited States
 White56.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock77.9%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carbondale, ILGary, INUnited States
 Married Population21.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.4%50.2%
 Never Married68.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households10,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,51980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock41.2%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 Gary    8 Reviews
Larry · Beverly Hills, CA
Stay away at all costs
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Jerry · Gary, IN
What a city
Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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Catherine · Asheville, NC
I will always have great memories of Gary.
Over 11 years ago

I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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