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Champaign, IL vs Plainfield, NJ

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- Plainfield is 0% more densely populated than Champaign.
- People are 10.9% more likely to be married in Plainfield.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in Plainfield.
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,183329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201081,406  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,829285,036,114
 Population - 199063,502  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,092.693.4
 Land Area22.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 White57.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock35.9%12.2%
 Asian15.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock51.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Champaign, ILPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.3%50.2%
 Never Married54.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.2%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.172.60
 Households35,206  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,07680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,134  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.3%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    4 Reviews
Plainfield · Colonia, NJ
Not bad
Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Abhd · Edison, NJ
Not so bad
Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Abhd · Plainfield, NJ
Its Worth It
Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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