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Chicago, IL vs Albany, GA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years younger in Albany.
 Chicago, ILAlbany, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,748329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.738.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock76,939285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,284.893.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILAlbany, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILAlbany, GAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock74.2%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILAlbany, GAUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.4%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,78280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock37.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews
Sam · Chicago, IL
Beautiful city with reasonable cost of living
Over 1 years ago

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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Daniel · Bremen, IN
My Favorite City in the Country
Over 2 years ago

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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Betty · Chicago, IL
Crime ridden Medical center.
Over 2 years ago

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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Reviews for Albany    35 Reviews
Lori · Albany, GA
Portal to hell
Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here Have moved out of Albany ,but Albany is a portal to HELL. I do not recommend anyone living here nothing good about this town at all Most  More

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Lori · Albany, GA
Portal to hell
Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here Have moved out of Albany ,but Albany is a portal to HELL. I do not recommend anyone living here nothing good about this town at all Most  More

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Lori · Albany, GA
Portal to hell
Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here Have moved out of Albany ,but Albany is a portal to HELL. I do not recommend anyone living here nothing good about this town at all Most  More

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