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Champaign, IL vs Marion, IN

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- Marion is 0% more densely populated than Champaign.
- People are 9.0% less likely to be married in Marion.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years older in Marion.
 Champaign, ILMarion, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,757329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201081,406  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,320285,036,114
 Population - 199063,502  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,781.093.4
 Land Area22.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Champaign, ILMarion, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Champaign, ILMarion, INUnited States
 White57.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.9%12.2%
 Asian15.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Champaign, ILMarion, INUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.3%50.2%
 Never Married54.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households35,206  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,134  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Let me start off with a positive tone. Marion is blessed by its surrounding small towns. if you like to just drive and the beautifully manicured farms of corn and soy,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kokomo, in water rendered undrinkable: I miss my home town water....Marion,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I found that the water would give me a bad case of diarhea. nothing more unpleasent than that. I lived there four two years and after a awhile I figured maybe it was the  More

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