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Chicago, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 30.0% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Bloomington.
 Chicago, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

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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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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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 Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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