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Carbondale, IL vs Murphysboro, IL

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- Murphysboro is 0% more densely populated than Carbondale.
- People are 96.4% more likely to be married in Murphysboro.
- The Median Age is 14.1 years older in Murphysboro.
 Carbondale, ILMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,270329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201026,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,295285,036,114
 Population - 199027,033  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-44.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,402.993.4
 Land Area17.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carbondale, ILMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Carbondale, ILMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 White56.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carbondale, ILMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Married Population21.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married68.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock21.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.082.60
 Households10,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,80380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

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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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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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 Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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