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Champaign, IL vs Silver City, NM

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- Silver City is 0% more densely populated than Champaign.
- People are 9.4% less likely to be married in Silver City.
- The Median Age is 11.1 years older in Silver City.
 Champaign, ILSilver City, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,694329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3838.4
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 Population - 201081,406  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,545285,036,114
 Population - 199063,502  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock958.093.4
 Land Area22.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Champaign, ILSilver City, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Champaign, ILSilver City, NMUnited States
 White57.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian15.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Champaign, ILSilver City, NMUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.4%50.2%
 Never Married54.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households35,206  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,77980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,134  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.9%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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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