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Champaign, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Champaign.
- People are 80.2% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 10.4 years older in Plainfield.
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,296329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201081,406  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,038285,036,114
 Population - 199063,502  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock241.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,808.193.4
 Land Area22.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 White57.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian15.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married54.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.272.60
 Households35,206  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,134  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews
Katherine · Pagosa Springs, CO
High taxes
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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ewew · Birmingham, AL
10/10
Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Fyodor  · Urbana, IL
Nice place to live but you wouldn't want to visit
Over 8 years ago

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 Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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