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Carlsbad, NM vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Carlsbad.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in Merrillville.
 Carlsbad, NMMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201026,272  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199024,952  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carlsbad, NMMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Carlsbad, NMMerrillville, INUnited States
 White42.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carlsbad, NMMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population47.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households11,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,793  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews
Robert · Carlsbad, NM
Run down, dirty, hot and windy.
Over 1 years ago

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Carol · Warsaw, IN
Carlsbad N. M. is O.K.
Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Bryan · Carlsbad, NM
Beautiful place but very difficult
Over 4 years ago

Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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