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Carbondale, IL vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Carbondale.
- People are 139.9% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 12.7 years older in San Jose.
 Carbondale, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201026,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199027,033  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area17.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carbondale, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Carbondale, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White56.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carbondale, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population21.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married68.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households10,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,054  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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