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Cathedral City, CA vs Chicago, IL

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- Chicago is 0% more densely populated than Cathedral City.
- People are 19.3% less likely to be married in Chicago.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Chicago.
 Cathedral City, CAChicago, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,742,119329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.138.4
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 Population - 201051,429  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,896,016285,036,114
 Population - 199030,085  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now85.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,060.393.4
 Land Area22.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cathedral City, CAChicago, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Cathedral City, CAChicago, ILUnited States
 White30.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.8%12.2%
 Asian6.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cathedral City, CAChicago, ILUnited States
 Married Population46.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households18,827  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock574,82580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,138  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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